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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 | Kh-22 |
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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 Air-to-surface missile[source] |
| Place of origin | India Russia[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 21 June 2007 – present[source] | 1968-present[source] |
| Used by | Indian Army Indian Navy Indian Air Force Philippine Marine Corps[source] | Russia |
BrahMos: 8.4 m (28 ft) BrahMos-NG: 6 m (20 ft)[source]
Length
Single source11.65 m (38.2 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; Mach 4.6 (
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed
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; Kh-22M/MA
Single source600 km (320 nmi) (Kh-22M/MA)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | 2025 India–Pakistan conflict[source] | Russo-Ukrainian War Russo-Ukrainian war[source] |
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| Designer | Defence Research and Development Organisation NPO Mashinostroyeniya[source] | MKB Raduga[source] |
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| Manufacturer | BrahMos Aerospace Limited[source] | MKB Raduga[source] |
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| Unit cost | BrahMos: US$ 3.5 million BrahMos-ER: US$ 4.85 million[source] | $1 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] | 1,000 kg (2,205 lb) RDX or 350–1,000 kt (1.5–4.2 PJ) thermonuclear weapon[source] |
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| Engine | 1st Stage: Solid rocket booster [EEL] 2nd Stage: Liquid rocket ramjet [NPO][source] | R-201 liquid-fuel rocket[source] |
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| Propellant | 1st Stage: Solid fuel 2nd Stage: Liquid fuel[source] | Tonka-250 and IRFNA[source] |
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| Flight ceiling | 15 km (49,000 ft)[source] | 10–14 km (33,000–46,000 ft) or 27 km (89,000 ft)[source] |
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| Flight altitude | Sea skimming , as low as 3 to 10 meters[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | Mid-course: INS + multi- GNSS Terminal: ARH[source] | Inertial guidance followed by terminal active radar homing[source] |
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| Accuracy | 1 m CEP[source] | >300 ft (91 m) (CEP)[source] |
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| Launch platform | Warship Land-based TEL Submarine Fighter aircraft[source] | Tu-22M, Тu-22К, Тu-95К22[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1962[source] |
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Mach 4.6 (5,600 km/h; 3,500 mph)[source]