defense founded new delhi india february 12 1998 february 12 1998 key people dr. s.k. mishra chief executive officer and managing director products cruise missile total assets us 5 billion 2013 website brahmos.com the brahmos aerospace limited is a joint venture between the defence research and development organisation drdo of india and the federal state unitary enterprise npo mashinostroyenia npom of russia under brahmos aerospace . the brahmos missile is named after two rivers the brahmaputra and the moskva . contents 1 history 1.1 expansion 2 aim and objective 3 organisation and leadership 4 references 5 external links 5.1 official 5.2 others history edit brahmos aerospace stall at defexpo 2016 in new delhi . after the gulf war of the 1990s there was a feeling that it was necessary to have a cruise missile system in india . as a result in 1998 then scientific advisor of india to defense minister a. p. j. abdul kalam and deputy defence minister of russia n.v. mikhailov signed an inter governmental agreement in moscow . india holds a 50.5 % share stake in the company and russia holds the other 49.5 % . expansion edit brahmos aerospace production centre first started at hyderabad in andhra pradesh . in 2007 brahmos aerospace acquired kerala hitech industries limited at thiruvananthapuram in kerala and converted it into brahmos aerospace trivandrum limited 1 which made it into the second missile making unit for a world class missile facility with system integration and testing . 2 3 at present the defence research and development organisation is planning to set up a third production centre in nagpur in maharashtra . 4 aim and objective edit the aim of the agreement and formation of a joint company was to design develop manufacture and market the world s fastest supersonic cruise missile system . organisation and leadership edit sr. no . name from till occupation 1 . dr. a. sivathanu pillai 1998 2014 2 . dr. s.k. mishra 2014 current references edit about brahmos aerospace trivandrum limited . brahmos aerospace trivandrum limited . retrieved 4 december 2013 . missile man of india sivathanu pillai describes brahmos plans . the hindu . 31 december 2007 . retrieved 28 february 2012 . brahmos takes over keltec . the hindu . 6 december 2007 . retrieved 28 february 2012 . 3rd brahmos centre in nagpur . deccan chronicle . july 6 2012 . retrieved july 8 2012 . external links edit official edit official website of the brahmos aerospace limited official website of the brahmos aerospace thiruvananthapuram limited brahmos a project of two governments brahmos a missile with a niche others edit india and russia will decide on export of brahmos batl set to make brahmos engines prime minister manmohan singh commends brahmos team brahmos aerospace plans expansion new missile race america and russia are joined by india and china retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title brahmos aerospace & oldid 741899536 categories defence research and development organisationdefence companies of indiaindian companies established in 1998india russia relationshidden categories pages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 30 september 2016 at 10 56 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view