Lucknow, a city rich in history, poetry and the echoes of rebellion, has now entered a new chapter. Along the banks of the Ganges, a supersonic force is being forged, one that promises to transform India’s defence capabilities across land, sea and air. On a sprawling 200-acre site on the city’s outskirts, the BrahMos Aerospace Integration and Testing Facility is bringing India’s most formidable conventional deterrent, the supersonic BrahMos cruise missile, to life.