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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 | Exocet |
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| Type | Cruise missile Air-launched cruise missile Anti-ship missile Land-attack missile Surface-to-surface missile Submarine-launched cruise missile[source] | Anti-ship cruise missile[source] |
| Place of origin | India Russia[source] | France[source] |
| In service | 21 June 2007 – present[source] | 1975 –present[source] |
| Used by | Indian Army Indian Navy Indian Air Force Philippine Marine Corps[source] | See operators |
BrahMos: 8.4 m (28 ft) BrahMos-NG: 6 m (20 ft)[source]
Length
Single source6 m (19 ft 8 in)[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; MM38 surface-launched: around AM39 air-launched: maximum range around
Single sourceOperational; Operational range
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] | Iran–Iraq War Falklands War[source] |
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| Designer | Defence Research and Development Organisation NPO Mashinostroyeniya[source] | 1967–1970: Nord Aviation 1970–1974: Aérospatiale[source] |
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| Manufacturer | BrahMos Aerospace Limited[source] | 1979–1999: Aérospatiale 1999–2001: Aérospatiale-Matra 2001–present: MBDA France[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] | 165 kg (364 lb)[source] |
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| Engine | 1st Stage: Solid rocket booster [EEL] 2nd Stage: Liquid rocket ramjet [NPO][source] | Solid propellant engine Turbojet (MM40 Block 3 version)[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] | Sea-skimming[source] |
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| Guidance system | Mid-course: INS + multi- GNSS Terminal: ARH[source] | Inertial guidance , active radar homing , and GPS guidance[source] |
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| Accuracy | 1 m CEP[source] | — |
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| Launch platform | Warship Land-based TEL Submarine Fighter aircraft[source] | Multi-platform: MM38 surface-launched AM39 air-launched SM39 submarine-launched MM40 surface-launched[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1967[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1974[source] |
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Operational; SM39 submarine-launched class"
Single sourceOperational; SM39 submarine-launched MM40 Block 3 surface-launched, Exocet Mobile Coastal: "
Single sourceMM38 surface-launched: around 40 km (25 mi; 22 nmi) AM39 air-launched: maximum range around 70 km (43 mi; 38 nmi) SM39 submarine-launched: 50 km (31 mi; 27 nmi) MM40 Block 3 surface-launched, Exocet Mobile Coastal: "200 km (120 mi; 110 nmi) class"[source]