BrahMos Missile Export 2026: Philippines Receives Missiles, India Signs Agreement with Vietnam

India has exported BrahMos missiles to the Philippines and has signed an agreement with Vietnam. Several other countries in Southeast Asia have also shown interest, and negotiations are in an advanced stage, BrahMos Aerospace Managing Director and CEO Jaiteerth R. Joshi said in Hyderabad on 13th November 2026. This comes after increased interest in the missile following Operation Sindoor, showing how much India is becoming involved in the global defence market.

Exports to Philippines and Vietnam

“The Philippines have received BrahMos missiles. We have an agreement with Vietnam. A few other countries in Southeast Asia have also expressed interest in the BrahMos missile,” Joshi said.

“We are in advanced stages of negotiations with these countries, however anything will be subject to clearance from the government of India.” The countries he is referring to aren’t specified.

The Philippines have become the first international buyer of the BrahMos missile system after signing an export deal with India in 2022.

What is the BrahMos missile?

The BrahMos is a supersonic cruise missile developed jointly between India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Russia’s NPO Mashinostroyenia (NPOM).

The name is a combination of the two rivers Brahmaputra (India) and Moskva (Russia).

Key features include,

• Supersonic Cruise Missile.
• Developed jointly by DRDO (India) and NPOM (Russia).
• Speeds of approximately Mach 2.8.
• Can be operated from land, sea or submarine. There is an aerial version which can be launched from the Su-30MKI.
• Anti-ship and Land Attack.
• Advanced guidance systems. Fire and Forget.

BrahMos Aerospace Joint Venture

BrahMos Aerospace was formed after an inter-governmental agreement was signed between India and Russia on 12th February 1998.

It is a joint venture between,

Joint Venture Organisation	Country
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)	India
NPO Mashinostroyenia (NPOM)	Russia

This joint venture designs, develops, manufactures and markets the BrahMos weapon system.

Operation Sindoor and Reliability

“Following Operation Sindoor there has been an increase in interest with this missile,” Joshi said.

He added that Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) has played an important role in ensuring missiles produced 10/15/20 years ago are reliable.

Non-Destructive Testing refers to testing carried out on materials and components without causing any damage. It helps identify faults in the equipment whilst it remains operational.

“The BrahMos missiles used in this operation were very reliable due to NDT,” Joshi said.

NDE 2026 and AeroNDT 2026 in Hyderabad

Joshi was speaking to reporters about two upcoming technical events in Hyderabad,

• 36th Annual Conference on Non-Destructive Evaluation and Enabling Technologies (NDE 2026)
• 15th International Symposium on NDT in Aerospace (AeroNDT 2026)
• The events will take place on the 15th-17th November 2026 organised by the Indian Society for Non-Destructive Testing (ISNT).
• Over 2000 professionals, researchers, academics and industry leaders are expected to attend. Over 100 international speakers and 100 exhibitors are also expected to attend.
• Over 3000 crore of business deals, technology sharing and MoUs could be formed from these events, Joshi said.