JAKARTA — India will supply BrahMos and Astra missiles to Indonesia during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Jakarta on July 6, 2026. The agreement with Indonesia marks India's third such agreement for missile supply in the Indo-Pacific region.

An Indian foreign ministry spokesperson stated, "BrahMos and the air-to-air missiles are the areas that are new in our collaboration [with Indonesia]." Commercial terms for the BrahMos missile supply to Indonesia have yet to be decided. BrahMos is a supersonic cruise missile with anti-ship capability, and its anti-ship version has a range of 300 kilometers.

Siemon Wezeman, a senior researcher in the Arms Transfers Programme at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, said, "It is one of the largest and fastest available on the market just now." Douglas Barrie, senior fellow for military aerospace at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, indicated that China's YJ-12 is the only other missile similar to BrahMos. BrahMos Aerospace is a joint venture between India's Defence Research and Development Organisation and Russia's NPO Mashinostroyenia.

The Philippines was the first buyer of BrahMos in 2022. India signed a deal to sell BrahMos missiles to Vietnam in May 2026. Collin Koh, a senior fellow at the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, noted that Indonesia has differences with Beijing over the North Natuna Sea claim. Wezeman added, "The sale of BrahMos is a very strong visible proof that India has made it in the world of arms producers and exporters."

India's defense exports were worth 384 billion rupees ($4 billion) in the financial year ended March 2026. Total arms sales by the U.S. were $331 billion in the same period. According to SIPRI's 2021–2025 major arms transfer data, India is not among the world's top 25 arms exporters. During this period, China was the fifth largest arms exporter, and South Korea ranked ninth. New Delhi is the fifth largest military spender in the world according to SIPRI's 2026 yearbook, and is the second biggest importer of arms with more than 8% of the share.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Jakarta on July 6, 2026. The 16th India-Japan Annual Summit, held on July 3, 2026, produced 16 outcomes, including joint statements and MoUs in the fields of semiconductors, critical minerals, information and communication technology including AI, clean energy, and pharmaceuticals.