MOSCOW (Reuters) - India has placed $2 billion of missile orders with Russian-Indian military joint venture Brahmos, the firm's managing director was quoted as saying by Russia's Interfax news agency on Tuesday. Sivathanu Pillai, speaking in Moscow, said the total order book for the Brahmos supersonic cruise missile, including supplies to other countries, could reach $10 billion

The joint Russian-Indian development of the Brahmos missile, named after India's Brahmaputra river and Russia's Moscow river, is part of growing military co-operation between the countries.