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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
RBS 15 Mk1: Anti-ship cruise missile ( air-launched and ship-launched ) RBS 15 Mk2: Anti-ship cruise missile ( ship-launched and coastal defence truck-launched ) RBS 15 Mk3: Anti-ship cruise missile a
At a glance
Measured figures
BrahMos
Single sourceBrahMos-NG
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BrahMos | RBS 15 |
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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] | RBS 15 Mk1: Anti-ship cruise missile ( air-launched and ship-launched ) RBS 15 Mk2: Anti-ship cruise missile ( ship-launched and coastal defence truck-launched ) RBS 15 Mk3: Anti-ship cruise missile and land-attack cruise missile ( ship-launched and coastal defence truck-launched ) RBS 15 Mk4: Anti-ship cruise missile and land-attack cruise missile ( air-launched , ship-launched and coastal defence truck-launched )[source] |
| Place of origin | India Russia[source] | Sweden Germany[source] |
| In service | 21 June 2007 – present[source] | 1984–present[source] |
| Used by |
BrahMos: 8.4 m (28 ft) BrahMos-NG: 6 m (20 ft)[source]
Length
Single source4,350 mm (14 ft 3 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]
RBS 15 Mk1 in flight
Single sourceRBS 15 Mk1 with boosters
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; RBS 15 Mk1
Single sourceOperational; RBS 15 Mk2
Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Indian Army Indian Navy Indian Air Force Philippine Marine Corps[source] |
See Operators[source] |
| 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] | Saab Bofors Dynamics , Diehl Defence[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] | 200 kg (440 lb) HE blast and pre-fragmented warhead[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] | Sea skimming[source] |
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| Guidance system | Mid-course: INS + multi- GNSS Terminal: ARH[source] | RBS 15 Mk1: 70 km (43 mi) Navigation: INS Target homing: J-band pulse radar RBS 15 Mk2: 100 km (62 mi) Navigation: INS Target homing: J-band pulse radar RBS 15 Mk3: > 200 km (120 mi) Navigation: INS + GPS , multiple 3D waypoints Target homing: J-band active radar homing with ECCM + RBS 15 Mk4: > 300 km (190 mi) Navigation: INS + anti-jam GPS , multiple 3D waypoints Target homing: J-band active digital radar homing[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 , aircraft and land-based missile launchers[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | — | Impact or proximity[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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RBS 15 Mk2 in flight
Single sourceRBS 15 Mk2 with boosters
Single sourceRBS 15 Mk3 in flight
Single sourceRBS 15 Mk3 with boosters
Single sourceRBS 15 Mk4 in flight
Single sourceRBS 15 Mk4 with boosters
Single sourceRBS 15 Mk1: 746 kg (1,645 lb) (with boosters) 568 kg (1,252 lb) (in flight) RBS 15 Mk2: 755 kg (1,664 lb) (with boosters) 577 kg (1,272 lb) (in flight) RBS 15 Mk3: 820 kg (1,810 lb) (with boosters) 660 kg (1,460 lb) (in flight) RBS 15 Mk4: 810 kg (1,790 lb) (with boosters) 650 kg (1,430 lb) (in flight)[source]
Operational; RBS 15 Mk2 RBS 15 Mk3: >
Single sourceOperational; RBS 15 Mk2 RBS 15 Mk4: >
Single sourceRBS 15 Mk1: 70 km (43 mi) RBS 15 Mk2: 100 km (62 mi) RBS 15 Mk3: > 200 km (120 mi) RBS 15 Mk4: > 300 km (190 mi)[source]