Lucknow, May 10 -- A joint venture between the Indian and Russian governments, the BrahMos Aerospace project will see its first stage of commissioning this Sunday. Initially, the unit is projected to manufacture the latest version of 100 supersonic BrahMos missiles annually.

Considered the "crowning jewel" of the Defence Corridor in Uttar Pradesh, the BrahMos complex, located in Sarojini Nagar of the Corridor's Lucknow node, is scheduled to be launched by defence minister Rajnath Singh. Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the Defence Corridor project on November 21, 2021 in Jhansi.

In the next five to seven years, missiles worth Rs.900 crore are expected to be manufactured in the Defence Corridor, whose development...