LONDON, November 5. /TASS/. India is in talks with the Philippines regarding the delivery of an additional batch of five BrahMos supersonic cruise missile systems, Reuters reported, citing Indian official sources.

Negotiations between New Delhi and Manila are in the final stages. The Philippines is expected to buy about five BrahMos systems, nearly 60 missiles in total, in a deal potentially worth $700 million to $800 million, two of the Indian sources said.

The new deal significantly exceeds the first contract signed in 2022 between India and the Philippines for the import of BrahMos coastal systems, which was worth $375 million.

According to Reuters, global interest in India’s supersonic cruise missiles has increased after they were used with great effectiveness in May 2025 during India’s Operation Sindoor to dismantle terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan.

In July, India announced the delivery of BrahMos missiles to Indonesia and the signing of a similar agreement with Vietnam. New Delhi is negotiating the export of these missiles with the UAE, Thailand, South Africa, and Brazil. Largely thanks to BrahMos deliveries, India's defense exports for the fiscal year to March reached 384.24 billion rupees ($4.11 billion), a jump of more than 62% from the same period the year before, Reuters reported.

The supersonic cruise missiles are manufactured by the Indo-Russian company BrahMos Aerospace, which became India’s first defense enterprise established in partnership with foreign companies. The company is headquartered in New Delhi. On the Russian side, the joint venture includes the Research and Production Association of Machine-Building (NPO Mashinostroyeniya), which developed BrahMos in collaboration with India’s Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO). The first test launch of BrahMos took place in 2001.