between four and six batteries of three to four Mobile Autonomous Launchers (72 missiles per regiment) that can be connected to a mobile command post. All these regiments will be part of the army's existing 40th and 41st Artillery Divisions. Two more regiments were inducted in 2018. The known operational BrahMos regiments are: 861 Missile Regiment (BrahMos Block I, part of 40 Artillery Division) 881 Missile Regiment (BrahMos Block II, part of 41 Artillery Division) 1889 Missile Regiment (Kargil) (BrahMos Block II, part of 42 Artillery Division) India has deployed Brahmos along with long range cruise missile Nirbhay and Akash surface to air missile to deter Chinese aggression along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh. Indian Air Force Thanjavur AFS: 47 Wing No. 222 Squadron (Tigersharks) (Air launched Brahmos) Indian Navy The following ship classes of the navy are equipped with BrahMos: Visakhapatnam-class destroyer Kolkata-class destroyer Delhi-class destroyer - INS Delhi (D61) Rajput-class destroyer – INS Ranvir and INS Ranvijay Nilgiri-class frigate (yet to be inducted) Shivalik-class frigate Talwar-class frigate – 3 later ships, INS Teg, INS Tarkash, INS Trikand Philippines In 2021 March, the Department of National Defense (DND) signed an arms agreement with India to potentially acquire Indian weapons, including the BrahMos missile. Philippine Marines In 2017, the Shore-based Antiship Missile System Acquisition Project for the maritime force was first conceptualized, while in 2020 the Office of the President approved its inclusion in the Horizon 2 Priority Projects. In 2021 December 27, two special allotment release orders (SARO) — worth Php 1.3 billion (₹190 crore) and Php 1.535 billion (₹224 crore) — were issued by the Department of Budget Management (DBM) for the Shore-Based Anti-Ship Missile System Acquisition Project of the Philippine Navy. The SARO allows the DND to finalise contracts for military projects. In 2021 December 31, Brahmos Aerospace Pvt Ltd's representatives received the Notice of Award (NOA) for the project worth US$374,962,800. A contract signed on 28 January 2022. It includes at least 3 batteries as part of the agreement. A battery will have at least 3 mobile firing units, plus attached command and control, radar, and support vehicles and units. Each mobile firing unit has 3 ready-to-fire BrahMos anti-ship supersonic missiles, with the export variant having a maximum range of around 290 kilometers. The batteries will be operated by the Shore-Based Anti-Ship Missile (SBASM) Battalion of the Philippine Marine Corps' Coastal Defense Regiment.