UP capital Lucknow witnessed a historic moment in the defense sector on Sunday. Today the Brahmos manufacturing unit was inaugurated. Defense Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the Brahmos Aerospace Integration and Testing Facility in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh through video conferencing. During this, CM Yogi Adityanath, Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brijesh Pathak were also present at the Brahmos unit in Lucknow. Brahmos is the world's most destructive supersonic cruise missile. On this occasion, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Defense Minister Rajnath Singh also inaugurated the Titanium and Super Alloys Materials Plant (Strategic Materials Technology Complex). This plant will produce high quality materials for the aerospace and defense sector. These will be used in Chandrayaan mission and fighter aircraft.

While addressing during the inauguration of the Brahmos missile unit in Lucknow, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that congratulations to the three armies for their contribution in Operation Sindoor. CM Yogi said that Uttar Pradesh is now touching new heights and this is a historic milestone in the defense sector. We are ready to completely crush terrorism and will answer it in its own language. Ask Pakistan about Brahmos. All-round development is taking place in the defense sector in Uttar Pradesh. Now the target is to bring an investment of Rs 50 thousand crore in UP and provide employment to 1 crore youth.

The integration and testing facility of Brahmos Aerospace will be important in the testing and integration of missiles. The Uttar Pradesh Defense Industrial Corridor was announced by the Prime Minister in 2018. The six nodes of the corridor are in Lucknow, Kanpur, Aligarh, Agra, Jhansi and Chitrakoot. The foundation stone of Defense Testing Infrastructure System along with Brahmos Unit was also laid at the Lucknow node. Short films based on Uttar Pradesh Defense Industrial Corridor were screened at the inauguration ceremony.

Strike range of around 290-400 kilometers
The construction of Brahmos Production Unit has been completed in three and a half years. The BrahMos missile is the result of a joint venture between India and Russia. It is the world's fastest supersonic cruise missile. It has a range of 290-400 km and a speed of Mach 2.8 (about three times the speed of sound). The missile can be launched from land, air, and sea and operates on the 'fire and forget' principle, allowing it to hit its target accurately while evading enemy radars.