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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 | Penguin (missile) |
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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] | littoral anti-ship missile[source] |
| Place of origin | India Russia[source] | Norway[source] |
| In service | 21 June 2007 – present[source] | 1972–present[source] |
| Used by | Indian Army Indian Navy Indian Air Force Philippine Marine Corps[source] |
BrahMos: 8.4 m (28 ft) BrahMos-NG: 6 m (20 ft)[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]
MK2
Single sourceMK3
Single source385 kg (849 lb) (MK2), 370 kg (820 lb) (MK3)
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| 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] | Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace[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] | 120 kg (MK2), 130 kg (MK3)[source] |
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| Engine | 1st Stage: Solid rocket booster [EEL] 2nd Stage: Liquid rocket ramjet [NPO][source] | Solid propellant sustainer[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] | pulse- laser , passive IR (MK2), passive IR , radar altimeter (MK3)[source] |
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| Accuracy | 1 m CEP[source] | — |
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| Launch platform | Warship Land-based TEL Submarine Fighter aircraft[source] | naval ships , helicopters (MK2), fixed-wing aircraft (MK3)[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | — | delay fuze[source] |
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| Former operator · Norway | — | Norway[source] |
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| Former operator · Sweden | — | Sweden[source] |
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| Former operator · United States | — | United States[source] |
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