BrahMos

BrahMos
General Information
Type	Anti-ship guided missile
Manufacturer	BrahMos Corporation
development	1998
Technical specifications
length	8.40 m
diameter	600 mm
Combat weight	3000 kg
span	1700 mm
Drive ; First stage ; Second stage	; Solid rocket ; engine ramjet
speed	Mach 2.5-2.8
Range	290 km
Furnishing
Target location	Inertial navigation system plus GPS , data updates during the cruise flight and active radar target search
Warhead	200–300 kg high explosive armor piercing
Weapon platforms	Ships, submarines, aircraft (e.g. Su-30MKI )
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BrahMos is a supersonic anti-ship missile that can be launched from ships and submarines as well as from aircraft or from land. The missile was jointly developed by Russian and Indian companies.

development

The cruise missile is a joint development between the Indian defense group Defense Research and Development Organization and the Russian missile manufacturer NPO Maschinostrojenija . The company that emerged from this joint venture is called BrahMos Corporation . The name BrahMos is composed of the initial syllables of the rivers Brahmaputra (India) and Moskva (Russia).

The Russian anti-ship missile P-800 "Jachont" was used as a design basis . The first tests of the BrahMos took place in June 2001; production began in 2004. The development of the hypersonic Mach-8 version BrahMos 2 was planned by 2013 . A version with a longer range is currently being tested, as India has also been a member of the MCTR since 2016 .

In 2012, India commissioned the development and delivery of 200 air-to-ground cruise missiles for $ 1.5 billion. These were also integrated into the Sukhoi [Su-30 | Sukhoi Su-30MKI] aircraft as part of the contract. In 2020 she obtained the clearance for the use of aircraft of the Indian Air Force. The version is lighter and shorter, but has the same range as the floor-to-floor version.

technology

The BrahMos missile can be launched from ships, submarines, airplanes and coastal positions. BrahMos was primarily designed to combat ships. A version to combat land targets is under development.

The rocket propulsion is essentially based on that of the Jachont . The guidance of the missile is a new development by BrahMos Corp. The speed during flight varies between Mach 2.5 and Mach 2.8; thus it is about three times as fast as the US subsonic cruise missile BGM-109 Tomahawk . BrahMos, however, has a much lower range and payload than the Tomahawk. A ramjet drive is used as the drive , which enables these comparatively high speeds. Due to the higher speed, the BrahMos-LFK has a higher kinetic energy, which has a greater potential for damage.

variants

BrahMos I: First version for the use of ships. Start from inclined steel containers.
BrahMos LACM: Ship-bound cruise missile to combat land targets.
BrahMos Block 1: Vehicle-based version with vertical take-off system for missiles .
BrahMos Block 1 LACM: Vehicle-based execution to combat land targets.
BrahMos Block 2: For use from ships. To combat sea and land targets. Start with a vertical start system.
BrahMos Block 3: For use from submarines . To combat sea and land targets. Start with a vertical start system.
BrahMos Block IV / BrahMos A: For use from aircraft.
BrahMos 2: Project for a cruise missile with hypersonic speed (around Mach 8) and a range of over 400 km. A first test is expected in 2020.