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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 | Ra'ad-II |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Cruise missile Air-launched cruise missile Anti-ship missile Land-attack missile Surface-to-surface missile Submarine-launched cruise missile[source] | ALCM[source] |
| Place of origin | India Russia[source] | Pakistan[source] |
| In service | 21 June 2007 – present[source] | 2020 –Present[source] |
| Used by | Indian Army Indian Navy Indian Air Force Philippine Marine Corps[source] | Pakistan Air Force Air Force Strategic Command |
BrahMos: 8.4 m (28 ft) BrahMos-NG: 6 m (20 ft)[source]
Length
Single source4.85 m (15.9 ft)[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]
Maximum; Maximum firing range
Single sourceOperational; Operational range
Single sourceWarhead weight
Single source450 kg (990 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] | — |
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| Designer | Defence Research and Development Organisation NPO Mashinostroyeniya[source] | National Engineering & Scientific Commission (Guidance/controls) Air Weapons Complex (Warhead design/assembly)[source] |
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| Manufacturer | BrahMos Aerospace Limited[source] | Air Weapons Complex[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] | ICM / HE / NE[source] |
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| Engine | 1st Stage: Solid rocket booster [EEL] 2nd Stage: Liquid rocket ramjet [NPO][source] | Turbojet[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] | Terrain-following[source] |
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| Guidance system | Mid-course: INS + multi- GNSS Terminal: ARH[source] | Inertial , Terminal[source] |
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| Accuracy | 1 m CEP[source] | 3.0 m (9.8 ft) CEP[source] |
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| Launch platform | Warship Land-based TEL Submarine Fighter aircraft[source] | JF-17A/B , Mirage-IIIR , Mirage-VR[source] |
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| Designed | — | 2007–2019[source] |
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| Developed into | — | Taimoor[source] |
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| Blast yield | — | 5 kilotons of TNT (21 TJ)—12 kilotons of TNT (50 TJ)[source] |
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| Payload capacity | — | ≤450 kg (990 lb)[source] |
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| Transport | — | Combat aircraft[source] |
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| Role | — | standoff and an air-launched cruise missile (ALCM)[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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