India says signed BrahMos missile deal with Vietnam

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Indian Army's BrahMos missile launcher is displayed during Army Day parade in New Delhi

NEW DELHI, ‌May 30 (Reuters) - India has ​signed a deal with Vietnam under which ⁠it will supply BrahMos missiles which it has jointly developed ​with Russia, and is in "final stages" ‌for a similar deal with Indonesia, India's Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh said ⁠on Saturday.

• India ⁠has a strong commitment to ASEAN nations, Singh said, without disclosing more details of the deals ‌related to BrahMos.

• Singh was speaking ⁠at Asia's premier defence ‌forum, the Shangri-La ​Dialogue.

• India, which has been building up domestic defence manufacturing for ‌local use and exports, ​has already ⁠sold the supersonic cruise missiles ‌to the Philippines.

• ⁠A deal with Vietnam could be worth about 60 billion rupees ($629 ​million), including ‌training and logistical support, Reuters has ⁠previously reported, citing ​a source.

(Reporting by Aftab AhmedEditing ​by Tomasz Janowski)

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