MoD Signs Rs 661.50 Crore BrahMos Fire Control System Deal

The correct answer is Rs 661.50 crore. The Ministry of Defence signed the contract with BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited on 6 October 2026 in New Delhi, and the value of the order for BrahMos Fire Control Systems and launchers meant for ships of the Indian Navy was fixed at Rs 661.50 crore. The signing took place in the presence of Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh, and the purchase was routed through the Buy (Indian-IDDM) category with a floor of 68 per cent indigenous content. Option A is wrong because no figure of that size is attached to this order. Option C is wrong because it inflates the amount past a thousand crore, which does not match the order placed. Option D is wrong because it simply rearranges the digits of the real figure and understates the contract by a wide margin. Candidates should carry the exact amount, including the paise-level 50 lakh, since question setters often offer a rounded Rs 661 crore as a trap alongside the precise value.

The correct answer is Buy (Indian-IDDM). The order for BrahMos Fire Control Systems and launchers was placed with BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited under this category, which is reserved for equipment that is indigenously designed, developed and manufactured. The contract carries a minimum of 68 per cent indigenous content and draws Indian industry, including micro, small and medium enterprises, into the supply chain, with employment generated over a period of three years. Option A is wrong because a global purchase would allow foreign vendors, which is the opposite of what this order does. Option B is wrong because that route involves acquiring an initial lot and then producing the rest under licence, which is not how this contract was framed. Option D is wrong because it describes a design-and-development route for industry-funded prototypes, not a procurement order of this kind. The category is the fact most often asked, so pair it in memory with the indigenous content figure.

The correct answer is surface-to-surface missile system. The BrahMos, fitted on board various frontline warships, is the Indian Navy’s primary surface-to-surface missile system for maritime strike operations. It travels at supersonic speed, engages targets at extended ranges with pinpoint accuracy, and can be directed at targets on land as well as at sea. Option A is wrong because a surface-to-air system is meant to shoot down aircraft and incoming missiles, a role filled by other weapons on a warship. Option C is wrong because anti-submarine rockets and torpedoes are a separate class of weapon aimed at underwater targets, and BrahMos is not described in that role. Option D is wrong because an air-to-air missile is fired from one aircraft at another, which has nothing to do with a ship-mounted launcher. The fire control systems and launchers bought for Rs 661.50 crore are precisely the equipment that lets a warship employ this strike missile.