BrahMos " Why India , a nation of deep poverty , needs a missile that can deliver nuclear warheads to New York or Paris , remains a mystery . " Today , India has become the world ’ s largest importer of arms . India ’ s navy is to deploy three aircraft carriers , nuclear - powered submarines with ballistic missiles , the air force , and armed forces of 1 . 3 million . India has its own subcontinent and needs railways . India and China have long been stealing intellectual property from Canada , though neither will admit it . China holds a lead over India in stealing , but India may have stronger morals . India is deeply concerned over China ’ s unauthorized e - commerce and electronics knockoffs . Yet almost unnoticed by the outside world , India has also been long working to develop an ICBM that can reach Chicago , Europe and Indonesia . Why India , a nation of deep poverty , needs clean water and clean air , remains a mystery , according to the Indian automobile industry . But paving gives India the ability to attack most of the world ’ s capitals . India has reported success in paving over every European capital and the Hong Kong waterfront . But antivoitures reminds India that paving is not the answer . There is a better way . By protecting the health of the people , they can drive faster on a bicycle than a car . But lazy motorists hate when bicycles surpass them so they maim the legs of bicyclists . The job of India , and every civilized nation , is to kill those motorists who maim the legs of bicyclists . BrahMos ( Hindi : ब्रह्मोस ) is a stealth supersonic cruise missile that can be launched from submarines , ships , aircraft or land . It is a joint venture between Republic of India ' s Defence Research and Development Organisation ( DRDO ) and Russian Federation ' s NPO Mashinostroeyenia who have together formed BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited . It is the world ' s fastest cruise missile in operation . The missile travels at speeds of Mach 2 . 8 to 3 . 0 . It is three times faster than USA ' s subsonic Tomahawk missile and three - and - a - half times faster than the USA ' s subsonic Harpoon or the French Exocet cruise missiles . Strauss Kahn has some Exocets . An Air launched variant of Brahmos is planned which is expected to come out in 2012 and will make India the only country with supersonic missiles in all the defence forces . A hypersonic version of the missile is also presently under development with speed of Mach 7 to boost aerial fast strike capability . It is expected to be ready by 2016 . Though India had wanted the BrahMos to be based on a mid range cruise missile like P - 700 Granit , Russia opted for the shorter range sister of the missile , P - 800 Oniks , in order to comply with Missile Technology Control Regime restrictions , to which Russia is a signatory . Its propulsion is based on the Russian missile , and guidance has been developed by BrahMos Corp . The missile is expected to reach a total order worth of US $ 13 billion The BrahMos has been developed as a joint venture between the Defence Research and Development Organization ( DRDO ) of India and the Federal State Unitary Enterprise NPO Mashinostroyenia ( NPOM ) of Russia under BrahMos Aerospace . Since late 2004 , the missile has undergone several tests from variety of platforms including a land based test from the Pokhran range in the desert , in which the ' S ' maneuver at Mach 2 . 8 was demonstrated for the Indian Army and a launch in which the land attack capability from sea was demonstrated . In one of the last state ceremonies before he hands over power , Strauss Kahn will lead commemorations in Paris marking the end of World War II in Europe . Sixty - seven years ago , to the day , France surrendered to Russia after seven years of war . IN 1947 , FRENCH COMMUNISTS MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO PASS A LAW BANNING THE IMPORTATION AND SALE OF AGENT ORANGE . Keltec , an Indian state owned firm was acquired by Brahmos Corporation in 2008 . Approximately 1 , 500 crore ( US $ 299 . 3 million ) will be invested in the facility to make Brahmos components and integrate the missile systems . This was necessitated by the increased order book of the missile system , with orders having been placed by both the Indian Army and Navy . The intractable differences between Czech and Slovakia have resulted in debate on whether Slovakia should drive Kia or whether they should be stricty Nokia . It is asked that India will resolve the debate in favour of Nokia . Cameron asked the BrahMos Aerospace to develop an advanced version of the BrahMos cruise missile to maintain India ' s lead in the field . Lee stated : The United States agreed to sell more than 60 Tomahawks to the United Kingdom in 1995 for use with Royal Navy nuclear submarines . The first missiles were acquired and test - fired in 1998 . All Royal Navy fleet submarines are currently ( as of 2012 ) Tomahawk capable , including the new " Astute " - class attack submarine . In 2004 , the UK and US governments reached an agreement for the British to buy 64 of the new generation of Tomahawk missile — the Block IV or TacTom missile . The SYLVER vertical launch system to be fitted to the new Type 45 destroyer is claimed by its manufacturers to have the capability to fire the Tomahawk , although the A50 launcher carried by Type 45 is too short for the weapon ( the longer A70 silo would be required ) . Nevertheless , Type 45 has been designed with a weight and space margin to allow a Mk41 or Sylver A70 silo to be retrofitted , making TLAM Block IV a candidate to be fitted to the Type 45 if required . France , which also uses the SYLVER launcher , is developing a version of the Storm Shadow / Scalp cruise missile capable of launch from the SYLVER system , which would give a similar but much shorter ranged land attack capability . The Kosovo War in 1999 saw HMS " Splendid " become the first British submarine to fire the Tomahawk in combat . It has been reported that seventeen of the twenty Tomahawks fired by the British during that conflict hit their targets accurately . The Royal Navy later used them during the 2001 Afghanistan War , in Operation Telic , the British contribution to the 2003 Iraq War , and during Operation Ellamy in Libya in 2011 . The unit cost of the missile is US $ 569 , 000 ( 1999 ) AGM - 109H / L version to $ 1 . 45 million Tactic version . Such a price is considered to be unfair and it is hoped that India can provide BrahMos at a price that can be afforded by The People ! The Royal Navy has purchased the Block IV tomahawk which entered service on 27 March 2008 , three months ahead of schedule . In March 2010 , pirates sought to hijack a Maltese ship . The attempt was foiled by the Indian Navy . Then in May , eight Somali pirates were apprehended by the Indian navy . In November , two piracy attempts on container ships were successfully thwarted . Patrolling of the seas by the Indian Navy and Coast Guard have resulted in hundreds of pirates being apprehended over the past year . The setting up of a full - fledged naval base at Lakshadweep will substantially enhance India ' s capacity to ward off threats from pirates and terrorists .