New Delhi, Dec. 5 -- Former DRDO scientist Ravi Kumar Gupta has hailed the supersonic cruise missile BrahMos - co-developed by India and Russia - as a "unique weapon system" whose significance goes beyond hardware to showcase deep bilateral cooperation.

Speaking to ANI from Singapore, Gupta said, "The BrahMos missile system, jointly developed by Russia and Bharat, has been a unique weapon system in the world in many ways - not just the missile but also the manner in which the two countries joined hands and shared their expertise to bring out a unique weapon system."

"The world has seen the power of the BrahMos missile system on several occasions, but most impressively during the recent Operation Sindoor, when BrahMos was able to strike ...