The Brahmos missile is a modernized P-800 Oniks. It's not an Indian indigenous design. India still relies on imports from Russia for crucial components. So it is definitely not an Indian product.
The Brahmos had been overhyped as a land attack weapon. It's warhead is small, at around 200kg, compared to 300-400kg or more for rival cruise missiles and tactical ballistic missiles. Sure, the Brahmos missiles did slip past Pakistani air defences during Operation Sindoor. But so had the Pakistani Fatah II TBMs been slipping past Indian air defences. I'm confident that the Fatah II TBMs were cheaper and carried bigger warheads than the Brahmos. And that the Indian military had been unable to intercept them too. For the same strike mission, the Fatah II is the more practical and cost effective weapon.
Honestly, if you set the bar that high, then what do you have left? (serious question)
Astra MkI - Russian seeker
Akash - Kub clone (hopefully not relying on Russian components by now)
Tejas - GE404, Israeli radar, etc.
Dhruv - French engine
Arjun - 30% imported parts, allegedly non-operational (so not working!)
They scored 7 hits out of like over 50 launched based on their own admission. That’s not really the flex you think it is…
Calling something "at least... working" is a flex now? Noting this is in comparison to systems blamed for deaths? I thought my threshold was already low...
