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BRAHMOS, other indigenous military assets on display at Parliament

PTI , (August 04, 2016)                                                                           Print This News

NEW DELHI: A three-day exhibition showing India's indigenous defence capabilities like BRAHMOS supersonic missiles, main battle tank 'Arjun' among others was inaugurated at Parliament House on Wednesday.

Organised by the DRDO, the exhibition was inaugurated by Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan and displays a number of state-of-the-art defence technologies, products and systems developed by various DRDO laboratories, including AEW&C (Airborne Early Warning and Control System), multi barrel rocket launcher 'Pinaka', NBC Recce Vehicle, Wheeled Armoured Platform (WHAP), Laser Ordnance Disposal System (LORDS), Varunastra torpedo, Mobile Automatic Robotic System (MARS) among others.

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, Speaker of Lok Sabha Sumitra Mahajan, Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha, M Thambi Durai, Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha P.J. Kurien were among the other dignitaries who visited the exhibition.

  • "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