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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-31 |
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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-radiation missile (Kh-31P) Anti-ship missile (Kh-31A)[source] |
| Place of origin | India Russia[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 21 June 2007 – present[source] | 1988–present[source] |
| Used by | Indian Army Indian Navy Indian Air Force Philippine Marine Corps[source] | Russia, Serbia, China, India, Algeria, Egypt |
BrahMos: 8.4 m (28 ft) BrahMos-NG: 6 m (20 ft)[source]
Mod 1
Single sourceMod 1 Mod 2 (AD/PD)
Single sourceMod 1 : 4.7 m (15 ft 5 in) Mod 2 (AD/PD) : 5.3 m (17 ft 5 in)[source]
BrahMos
Single sourceBrahMos-A
Single sourceBrahMos-NG
Single sourceBrahMos: 3,000 kg (6,600 lb) BrahMos-A: 2,500 kg (5,500 lb) BrahMos-NG: 1,200–1,500 kg (2,600–3,300 lb)[source]
Kh-31A
Single sourceKh-31P
Single sourceKh-31A :610 kg (1,340 lb) Kh-31P :600 kg (1,320 lb)
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; Kh-31A/P MA-31: Mach 2.7 (low), Mach 3.5 (high)
Single sourceKh-31A/P: 2,160–2,520 km/h (1,340–1,570 mph) MA-31: Mach 2.7 (low), Mach 3.5 (high)[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; Kh-31A: minimum and maximum
Single sourceOperational; Kh-31P: up to
Single sourceKh-31A
Single sourceKh-31P
Single sourceKh-31A :94 kg (207 lb) Kh-31P :87 kg (192 lb)[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-Georgian War (alleged) Russo-Ukrainian War Russo-Ukrainian war[source] |
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| Designer | Defence Research and Development Organisation NPO Mashinostroyeniya[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | BrahMos Aerospace Limited[source] | Tactical Missiles Corporation (Zvezda-Strela before 2002)[source] |
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| Unit cost | BrahMos: US$ 3.5 million BrahMos-ER: US$ 4.85 million[source] | $550,000 (2010)[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] | Penetrating, armor-piercing.(Kh-31A) HE shaped charge[source] |
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| Engine | 1st Stage: Solid rocket booster [EEL] 2nd Stage: Liquid rocket ramjet [NPO][source] | Solid fuel rocket in initial stage, ramjet for rest of trajectory[source] |
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| Propellant | 1st Stage: Solid fuel 2nd Stage: Liquid fuel[source] | Kerosene[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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| Guidance system | Mid-course: INS + multi- GNSS Terminal: ARH[source] | Kh-31A: inertial guidance with active radar homing Kh-31P: inertial with passive radar[source] |
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| Accuracy | 1 m CEP[source] | — |
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| Launch platform | Warship Land-based TEL Submarine Fighter aircraft[source] | Both : Su-27SM, Su-30MKI, Su-25, Su-34, Su-35, MiG-29M, HAL Tejas, MiG-29K, Su-24M Kh-31A only : Su-33[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1982[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | — | Impact[source] |
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Operational; Operational range
Single sourceKh-31A: minimum 7.5 km (4.0 nmi) and maximum 70 km (38 nmi) Kh-31P: up to 110 km (60 nmi; 70 mi)[source]