Singh along with Defence Minister A K Antony went round the BrahMos missile plant and showed keen interest on the missile integation proceedures, an official at the BrahMos Aerospace said.
'Singh sought to know the various process of missile assembling and also the expansion programmes of BrahMos Aerospace, the official said. He also exchanged pleasantries with the workers at the plant.
The Company CEO and Managing Director A Sivathanu Pillai explained to Singh the functioning of different sections in the unit. Singh was also presented with a computer simulation on missile launch and other functions of the Unit, the official said.
State Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan was also present during Prime Minister's visit to the BrahMos Aerospace Unit, an Indo-Russian joint venture.
BrahMos cruise missiles with a range of 290 km are considered to be the faster now availabe in the world.
BrahMos Aerospace is a USD 300 million joint venture between Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) of India that holds 50.5 per cent stake and Military Industrial Consortium/MPO Machinostroyenia of Russia the remaining equity.