China Sniffs Unit Price of BrahMos Missiles that Indonesia Can Buy to Strengthen Coastal Defense

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ZONAJAKARTA.com – Discussions about the BrahMos missile are still busy today.

Moreover, Indonesia’s northern neighbor, the Philippines, has just received its first batch of BrahMos missiles and is the first user in the world outside India.

What’s interesting about the BrahMos missile that the Philippines has just received is its version Coastal Defence System (CDS) quoted from Defence Security Asia on April 19, 2024.

You could say that the Philippine CDS version of the BrahMos is an anti-ship missile with supersonic capabilities.

Moreover, China, through its media, has identified the unit price of the BrahMos missile, which is known to be very expensive.

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“In February this year, the Indian government approved a purchase order for more than 200 BrahMos long-range supersonic cruise missiles worth nearly 20 billion rupees or around USD 240 million,” the page wrote. news cn on April 22, 2024.

From the explanation above, India has ordered 200 BrahMos missiles in February 2024.

Unfortunately, the order for 200 BrahMos missiles does not specify the version of this deadly anti-ship missile.

There are allegations that India ordered 200 BrahMos missiles for warships and fighter jets.

Apart from that, the price of the 200 BrahMos missiles that India purchased is known to be around USD 240 million.

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If calculated at today’s Rupiah exchange rate, 200 units of BrahMos missiles reach IDR 3.8 trillion.

It is estimated that the unit price of the BrahMos missile reaches IDR 19.4 billion and is considered very expensive.