The Philippines may be in talks with India over a purchase terms to sign a contract to buy BrahMos anti-ship missiles next year.

"The Philippine military has reached a consensus on the BrahMos missile system. The current issue is price negotiations and we hope the deal will be completed in 2020," an Indian defense official, who declined to be named, said. revealed yesterday.

New Delhi prioritizes credit options for Manila to buy BrahMos missiles, the loan will depend on the number of systems the Philippines wants to own. However, Manila also considered the possibility of using the defense budget next year to order this weapon.

BrahMos is the supersonic missile dubbed the "anti-ship killer" of India, also the name of the weapons development corporation between Moscow and New Delhi. The missiles use components and technologies from both countries, of which Russia is responsible for the overall design and manufacture of core systems including radar probes, jet engines and fuel. India undertakes software development, control systems and missile body.

Basic model of 9m long BrahMos missile, weighs 3 tons, has a range of 300 km, a speed of 3,700 km / h. This is one of the fastest anti-ship missiles in the world today, able to launch from surface ships, Su-30 fighters and shore missile systems.

Indian officials earlier said many countries were also interested in the BrahMos system, but no agreement was agreed. "A number of Southeast Asian countries are willing to buy the BrahMos anti-ship missile, which will be the first export destination of this weapon," said naval general SK Iyer, officials of the BrahMos Aerospace group, said in a statement. May