ACruise & anti-ship missiles
AGM-84H/K SLAM-ER
Long-range, precise air-launched air-to-ground standoff cruise missile
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ACruise & anti-ship missiles
Long-range, precise air-launched air-to-ground standoff cruise missile
BCruise & anti-ship missiles
Cruise missile Air-launched cruise missile Anti-ship missile Land-attack missile Surface-to-surface missile Submarine-launched cruise missile
At a glance
Measured figures
Length
Single source4.37 m (14.3 ft)[source]
BrahMos
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | AGM-84H/K SLAM-ER | BrahMos |
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| Type | Long-range, precise air-launched air-to-ground standoff cruise missile[source] | Cruise missile Air-launched cruise missile Anti-ship missile Land-attack missile Surface-to-surface missile Submarine-launched cruise missile[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | India Russia[source] |
| In service | 2000–present[source] | 21 June 2007 – present[source] |
| Used by | United States and its allies[source] |
BrahMos-NG
Single sourceBrahMos: 8.4 m (28 ft) BrahMos-NG: 6 m (20 ft)[source]
Maximum; 0.700 Mach
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed
Single source855 km/h (531 mph, 0.700 Mach)[source]
Maximum; 1.0 km/s
Single sourceMaximum; Mach 3 (
Single sourceOperational; Operational range
Single source270 kilometres (170 mi)[source]
Operational; Air platform
Single sourceOperational; Export
Single sourceOperational; Ship or Land platform
Single sourceShip or Land platform : 800–900 km (500–560 mi) Air platform : 450–500 km (280–310 mi) Export : 290 km (180 mi)[source]
Teledyne CAE J402 -CA-400 > thrust
Single sourceTeledyne CAE J402 -CA-400 > 600 lbf (2.7 kN) thrust[source]
Warhead weight
Single source360 kg (800 lb)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Indian Army Indian Navy Indian Air Force Philippine Marine Corps[source] |
| Wars | Global War on Terrorism Iraq War Operation Enduring Freedom 2026 Iran war[source] | 2025 India–Pakistan conflict[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Boeing[source] | BrahMos Aerospace Limited[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$ 500,000–3,033,468 (2020)[source] | BrahMos: US$ 3.5 million BrahMos-ER: US$ 4.85 million[source] |
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| Variants | AGM-84H (2000–2) AGM-84K (2002–present)[source] | Ship-launched Land-launched Submarine-launched Air-launched BrahMos-ER BrahMos-NG BrahMos-II[source] |
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| Warhead | WDU-40/B penetrating BF[source] | 200–300 kg (440–660 lb) nuclear conventional semi- armour-piercing warhead[source] |
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| Guidance system | Inertial navigation system supplemented by the Global Positioning System (GPS) Infrared homing terminal guidance Command guidance data link to controlling aircraft DSMAC Automatic Target Acquisition (ATA)[source] | Mid-course: INS + multi- GNSS Terminal: ARH[source] |
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| Launch platform | F/A-18C/D Hornet F/A-18E/F Super Hornet F-15E Strike Eagle P-3C Orion P-8 Poseidon and allied air forces, including the South Korean Air Force and the Turkish Air Force Past: S-3 Viking , A-6 Intruder[source] | Warship Land-based TEL Submarine Fighter aircraft[source] |
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| Designer | — | Defence Research and Development Organisation NPO Mashinostroyeniya[source] |
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| Engine | — | 1st Stage: Solid rocket booster [EEL] 2nd Stage: Liquid rocket ramjet [NPO][source] |
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| Propellant | — | 1st Stage: Solid fuel 2nd Stage: Liquid fuel[source] |
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| Flight ceiling | — | 15 km (49,000 ft)[source] |
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| Flight altitude | — | Sea skimming , as low as 3 to 10 meters[source] |
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| Accuracy | — | 1 m CEP[source] |
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Mach 3 (3,700 km/h; 2,300 mph; 1.0 km/s)[source]