BrahMos a message in itself: Rajnath

BRAHMOS IS NOT just a weapon but a "message" of India's military strength, defence minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday at the inauguration of the largest integration and testing facility of the supersonic cruise missile system.

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Singh said the facility is a concrete step towards making India an attractive defence product manufacturing hub.

A huge market for selling arms and equipment awaits India and the government is moving ahead with the idea of making military equipment for the country as well as for exports, he said while virtually addressing the event from Delhi.

"India is now one of the most powerful nations in the world. We are constantly increasing our strength, and I believe that the facility centre that is being inaugurated today will help in further strengthening India's power," Singh said.

"BrahMos is one of the world's fastest, supersonic cruise missiles. BrahMos is not just a weapon, but it is a message in itself. A message of the strength of our armed forces. A message of our deterrence towards the enemy. A message of our commitment to safeguarding our borders," he said.

The country's largest BrahMos integration and testing facility centre at the Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor will strengthen India's efforts towards self-reliance in the defence sector, the defence minister said.