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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
BCruise & anti-ship missiles
Air-launched anti-ship and land-attack cruise missile
At a glance
Measured figures
stowed
Single source480 mm (1 ft 7 in) stowed[source]
BrahMos
Single sourceBrahMos-NG
Single sourceBrahMos: 0.6 m (2.0 ft) BrahMos-NG: 0.5 m (1.6 ft)[source]
Maximum; 1.0 km/s
Single sourceMaximum; Mach 3 (
Single sourceMach 3 (3,700 km/h; 2,300 mph; 1.0 km/s)[source]
Maximum; ) estimated
Single sourceMaximum; Mach 0.9 (
Single sourceOperational; 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; hi‐hi‐lo >
Single sourceOperational; lo‐lo‐lo
Single sourceWarhead weight
Single source120 kg (260 lb)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Configuration
| Specification | BrahMos | Joint Strike Missile |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Cruise missile Air-launched cruise missile Anti-ship missile Land-attack missile Surface-to-surface missile Submarine-launched cruise missile[source] | Air-launched anti-ship and land-attack cruise missile[source] |
| Place of origin | India Russia[source] | Norway United States[source] |
| In service | 21 June 2007 – present[source] | — |
| Used by | Indian Army Indian Navy Indian Air Force Philippine Marine Corps[source] | — |
| Wars | 2025 India–Pakistan conflict[source] | — |
| Designer | Defence Research and Development Organisation NPO Mashinostroyeniya[source] | Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace Raytheon Missiles & Defense[source] |
| Manufacturer | BrahMos Aerospace Limited[source] | Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace Raytheon Missiles & Defense[source] |
| Unit cost | BrahMos: US$ 3.5 million BrahMos-ER: US$ 4.85 million[source] | — |
| Variants | Ship-launched Land-launched Submarine-launched Air-launched BrahMos-ER BrahMos-NG BrahMos-II[source] | — |
| Warhead | 200–300 kg (440–660 lb) nuclear conventional semi- armour-piercing warhead[source] | Blast-fragmentation[source] |
| Engine | 1st Stage: Solid rocket booster [EEL] 2nd Stage: Liquid rocket ramjet [NPO][source] | Williams International F‐415 small turbofan[source] |
| Propellant | 1st Stage: Solid fuel 2nd Stage: Liquid fuel[source] | — |
| Flight ceiling | 15 km (49,000 ft)[source] | — |
| Flight altitude | Sea skimming , as low as 3 to 10 meters[source] | — |
| Guidance system | Mid-course: INS + multi- GNSS Terminal: ARH[source] | GPS , INS , TERCOM , Imaging Infrared (IIR) capable of Autonomous Target Recognition (ATR), Passive RF homing capabilities for attacking radar-emitting threats, Two-way datalink[source] |
| Accuracy | 1 m CEP[source] | CEP 1 m (3 ft 3 in)[source] |
| Launch platform | Warship Land-based TEL Submarine Fighter aircraft[source] | Fighters: F-15E , F-16 , F/A-18E/F , F-35A and F-35C (internally) Planned: Fighters: Eurofighter Typhoon Drones: GA-ASI MQ-9B SkyGuardian Submarines: Type 212CD class , S-80 Plus class , Orka class[source] |
| Designed | — | From 2008 until mid-2018[source] |
| Developed from | — | Naval Strike Missile[source] |
| Produced | — | 2021[source] |
| Detonation mechanism | — | Time delay, impact[source] |
| Blast yield | — | 100 kg (220 lb) TNT equivalent[source] |
| References | — | Janes[source] |
| Reported operators |
| — |
Mach 0.9 (310 m/s; 1,000 ft/s) estimated[source]
Operational; Operational range
Single source555 km (345 mi; 300 nmi) hi‐hi‐lo >350 km (220 mi; 190 nmi) 185 km (115 mi; 100 nmi) lo‐lo‐lo[source]