From buyer to developer: How India-Russia defense ties have evolved

RT speaks with Dr. Sudhir Mishra, former Director General of India’s DRDO and former CEO and MD of BrahMos Aerospace, about the future of India-Russia defense cooperation.

Mishra discusses the shift from direct procurement to co-design and co-development, cooperation on systems including the Su-57, S-500 and Pantsir, as well as plans for BrahMos Next Generation, longer-range missiles, space technology, AI and unmanned systems.