New Delhi, May 11 -- Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday inaugurated a 200-acre BrahMos missile integration and testing facility in Lucknow, highlighting Uttar Pradesh's burgeoning defence corridor which he said has already created 1,500 jobs.

The government has received investment proposals worth Rs.34,000 crore for the The Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor (UPIDC), which has already seen investments of Rs.4,000 crore.

BrahMos, a long-range missile made as a collaboration between India and Russia, was a message of the strength of the Indian Armed Forces, a message of deterrence to adversaries, and a message of the nation's unwavering commitment to safeguarding its borders, Singh said.

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