According to Firstpost, India and Russia are likely to ink a key deal for the joint development of a BrahMos 'mini missile' during the visit of Russian President Vladmir Putin later this week. Official sources said that a tripartite agreement in this regard is likely to be signed between DRDO, NPOM lab of Russia and BrahMos Aerospace.
The new missile will have a speed of Mach 3.5 and can carry a payload of 300-kg up to a range of 290-km. In terms of size, it will be about half that of the present missile, which is around 10-metres long.
The BrahMos missile can be integrated with different platforms, including submarines and the Fifth-Generation Fighter Aircraft.
Putin will land here on December 10 and fly out within 24 hours.
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