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BrahMos Aerospace CEO honoured by Russian university

The Hindu (December 15, 2006)                                                                           Print This News
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Sivathanu Pillai, CEO of the Indo-Russian Joint-Venture BrahMos Aerospace Ltd has been awarded an honorary doctorate by St Petersburg's State Marine Technical University (MTU) for his contribution to naval warfare technology.

Pillai, the first foreigner to be bestowed the honour by the elite marine technical university, was praised by scientists and scholars in MTU for his contribution in the field of marine technology, sensors like sonars and weapons like torpedoes.

  • "Every Indian takes pride when he hears that the BrahMos missile 'Made in India' is considered the deadliest and the most advanced in its category. For many countries, the BrahMos missile has emerged as their preferred choice" - Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India

  • "The traditional partnership between India & Russia has been tested by the time and time and it is the most important stabilizing factor, not only for the asian region, but for the whole world" - Mr Vladimir Putin, President of Russia

  • "Time has come for BrahMos Aerospace to work on Mark-II version of BRAHMOS so that we will still be the market leader in hypersonic cruise missiles." - Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, Former President of India

  • "In Geopolitics, only a strong Nation can advocate peace. And a powerful weapon like BRAHMOS can give strength to India to advocate peace in the world" - Dr. A.S. Pillai, Founder CEO & MD BrahMos Aerospace

  • "BrahMos is not only a successful Joint Venture but also a model for cooperation which has immense political value for our two countries" - Mr. Dmitry Rogozin