BrahMos, Akash missiles now 'Pakistan tested': Yogi

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday said that India's flagship missile systems such as the BrahMos and Akash are now "Pakistan-tested", while lauding the role of Ghaziabad-based Central Electronics Limited (CEL) in serving the Indian defence sector.

- Peeyush Khandelwal

GHAZIABAD:

The UP CM, on a visit to the National Capital Region, said many of CEL's products are used in supersonic missile systems like BrahMos which have been recently "tested" in "Operation Sindoor".

India launched the operation against Pakistan-based terror outfits in response to the April 22 killings of 27 tourists by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam.

Adityanath was in Ghaziabad district for the foundation-stone laying ceremony of a new green-field data centre at CEL in Sahibabad. The project is a collaboration between CEL, a government of India PSU affiliated with CSIR under the Union ministry of science and technology and ESDS at Sahibabad.

Adityanath underlined how CEL has played a role in serving country's key missiles like Akash, and BrahMos that have gained trust in the world.

"The defence sector is expanding, and Uttar Pradesh has six nodes. The Lucknow node has now started producing BrahMos missiles. Many of its components are being procured from institutions like CEL. During Operation Sindoor, we successfully tested Akash and BrahMos missiles against Pakistan. Both these missiles are now 'Pakistan-tested' and trusted worldwide. This shows our strength," he said.

Adityanath said that UP will generate 20,000 megawatts of renewable energy by 2027, with CEL playing a key role in this mission.