Nagpur, June 18 -- In a significant boost to India's defence self-reliance efforts, BrahMos Aerospace and Solar Industries India Ltd on Thursday flagged off the 100th indigenous booster manufactured for the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile at Solar Industries' facility in Nagpur.

The booster was flagged off by BrahMos Aerospace Chief Jaiteerth Joshi, and Satyanarayan Nuwal, Chairman of Solar Industries India Ltd.

Calling the milestone a major achievement under the country's indigenisation programme, Joshi said the booster was earlier imported from Russia before technology transfer enabled domestic production.

"Earlier we were importing boosters from Russia. Technology transfer was given in 2018, trials were completed by the end of 202...