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ACruise & 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
BrahMos
Single sourceBrahMos-NG
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BrahMos | C-704 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Cruise missile Air-launched cruise missile Anti-ship missile Land-attack missile Surface-to-surface missile Submarine-launched cruise missile[source] | Anti-ship / air-to-surface[source] |
| Place of origin | India Russia[source] | China[source] |
| In service | 21 June 2007 – present[source] | Prior to 2006 – present[source] |
| Used by | Indian Army Indian Navy Indian Air Force Philippine Marine Corps[source] | China Bangladesh Egypt Indonesia Iran Pakistan |
BrahMos: 8.4 m (28 ft) BrahMos-NG: 6 m (20 ft)[source]
C-704
Single source3.284 m (10.77 ft) (C-704)[source]
extended; C-704
Single sourcefolded; C-704
Single source480 mm (19 in) (folded; C-704) 1,018 mm (3.340 ft) (extended; C-704)[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]
Operational; C-704
Single sourceOperational; C-705; with booster
Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | 2025 India–Pakistan conflict[source] | — |
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| Designer | Defence Research and Development Organisation NPO Mashinostroyeniya[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | BrahMos Aerospace Limited[source] | China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC)[source] |
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| Unit cost | BrahMos: US$ 3.5 million BrahMos-ER: US$ 4.85 million[source] | — |
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| Variants | Ship-launched Land-launched Submarine-launched Air-launched BrahMos-ER BrahMos-NG BrahMos-II[source] | — |
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| Warhead | 200–300 kg (440–660 lb) nuclear conventional semi- armour-piercing warhead[source] | 130 kg (290 lb) warhead (C-704) 110–130 kg (240–290 lb) warhead (C-705)[source] |
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| Engine | 1st Stage: Solid rocket booster [EEL] 2nd Stage: Liquid rocket ramjet [NPO][source] | Rocket motor (C-704) Turbojet (C-705)[source] |
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| Propellant | 1st Stage: Solid fuel 2nd Stage: Liquid fuel[source] | Solid 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] | 15–20 m (49–66 ft) (cruising; C-704) 5–7 m (16–23 ft) (terminal strike; C-704) 12.15 m (39.9 ft) (cruising; C-705)[source] |
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| Guidance system | Mid-course: INS + multi- GNSS Terminal: ARH[source] | Active radar homing / imaging infrared homing / TV[source] |
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| Accuracy | 1 m CEP[source] | — |
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| Launch platform | Warship Land-based TEL Submarine Fighter aircraft[source] | Air and surface[source] |
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| Produced | — | Prior to 2006[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | — | Semi-armor-piercing[source] |
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| Reported operators |
| — |
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Operational; C-705; without booster
Single source38 km (24 mi; 21 nmi) (C-704) 75 km (47 mi; 40 nmi) (C-705; without booster) 170 km (110 mi; 92 nmi) (C-705; with booster)[source]