Indo-Russian supersonic cruise missile
BrahMos BrahMos fired from land based mobile launcher
Type Cruise missile Air-launched cruise missile Anti-ship missile Land-attack missile Surface-to-surface missile Submarine-launched cruise missile Place of origin India Russia In service November 2005 Used by Indian Army Indian Navy Indian Air Force Philippine Marine Corps Designer Defence Research and Development Organisation , NPO Mashinostroyeniya Manufacturer BrahMos Aerospace Limited [ 1] Unit cost BrahMos : US$ 3.5 million BrahMos-ER : US$ 4.85 million Variants Ship-launched Land-launched Submarine-launched Air-launched BrahMos-ER BrahMos-NG BrahMos-II Mass BrahMos: 3,000 kg (6,600 lb)BrahMos-A: 2,500 kg (5,500 lb)BrahMos-NG: 1,200–1,500 kg (2,600–3,300 lb)Length BrahMos: 8.4 m (28 ft)BrahMos-NG: 6 m (20 ft)Diameter BrahMos: 0.6 m (2.0 ft)BrahMos-NG: 0.5 m (1.6 ft)Warhead 200–300 kg (440–660 lb) nuclear conventional semi-armour-piercing warhead[ 2] Engine 1st Stage: Solid rocket booster [EEL][ 3] 2nd Stage: Liquid rocket ramjet [NPO][ 3] Propellant 1st Stage: Solid fuel 2nd Stage: Liquid fuel Operational range
Ship platform : 800 km (500 mi)[ 4] -900 km (560 mi)[ 5]
Land platform : 800 km (500 mi)-900 km (560 mi)[ 5]
Air platform : 450–500 km (280–310 mi) [ 6] [ 7]
Export : 290 km (180 mi) [ 8]
Flight ceiling 15 km (49,000 ft)[ 9] Flight altitude Sea skimming , as low as 3 to 10 meters[ 8] [ 2] Mach 3 Guidance system
Mid-course: INS + SatNav Terminal: Active radar homing [ 10] [ 11] Accuracy 1 m CEP [ 12] Launch platform
The BrahMos (also designated as PJ-10 )[ 14] is a medium-range ramjet supersonic cruise missile that can be launched from submarines, ships, fighter aircraft or TEL .[ 15] It is a joint venture between the Indian Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Russian Federation 's NPO Mashinostroyeniya , who together have formed BrahMos Aerospace .[ 16] The missile is based on P-800 Oniks .[ 17] [ 18] The name BrahMos is a portmanteau formed from the names of two rivers, the Brahmaputra of India and the Moskva of Russia.
The land-launched and ship-launched versions are already in service.[ 19] an air-launched variant of BrahMos which can be fired from the Su-30MKI appeared in 2012 and entered service in 2019.[ 20]
The missile guidance has been developed by BrahMos Aerospace.
In 2016, as India became a member of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), India and Russia are now planning to jointly develop a new generation of BrahMos missiles with an 800-kilometer range and an ability to hit protected targets with pinpoint accuracy.[ 21] [ 22] [ 23] [ 24] [ 25] In 2024, Indian Navy ordered 220 BrahMos extended-range missiles with 800 km range.[ 4]
The CEO of the joint Indo-Russian BrahMos program, Atul Rane, stated in 2022, a future hypersonic missile, to be called the BrahMos-II , will likely be developed from and have similar characteristics to the 3M22 Zircon .[ 26] [ 27] [ 28]
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^ "India now working on 1,500-km range BrahMos supersonic cruise missile" . 24 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020 .
^ "Upgraded BRAHMOS with 500-km range ready: BrahMos Chief" . BrahMos Aerospace . Archived from the original on 5 October 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019 .
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^ Chaudhury, Dipanjan Roy; Pubby, Manu. "MTCR benefit: India, Russia to develop 600-km range cruise missiles that can cover entire Pakistan" . The Economic Times . Archived from the original on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016 .
^ "BrahMos missile with higher range: This 'killer' India-Russia project will scare Pakistan and China" . The Financial Express (India) . 19 October 2016. Archived from the original on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016 .
^ "Modified Version Of BrahMos Anti-Ship Cruise Missile Successfully Tested; Hits Target With Pinpoint Accuracy" . Eurasian Times Desk . 28 November 2020.
^ Staff, Naval News (2 August 2022). "Hypersonic BrahMos-II missile may include tech from Tsirkon missile" . Naval News . Retrieved 26 December 2023 .
^ "Russia, India to test-fly hypersonic missiles by 2017: BrahMos chief" . The Hindu . 28 June 2012. Archived from the original on 1 July 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2012 .