LUCKNOW, May 7 -- The production of the world's most powerful supersonic cruise missile, BrahMos, is set to begin in Lucknow, with the inauguration of the BrahMos missile manufacturing unit on May 11, the Uttar Pradesh government said on Wednesday.

According to a press statement issued by the state government on Wednesday, the BrahMos missile manufacturing unit will be officially inaugurated on May 11, marking a historic milestone in India's defence manufacturing journey.

The facility is being set up by BrahMos Aerospace with a Rs.300 crore investment. In December 2021, the state government allotted 80 hectares of land free of cost for the project, and the unit has been completed--from construction to production--within 3.5 years..

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