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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 | Storm Shadow |
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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] | Air-launched cruise missile[source] |
| Place of origin | India Russia[source] | France United Kingdom[source] |
| In service | 21 June 2007 – present[source] | 2003–present[source] |
| Used by | Indian Army Indian Navy Indian Air Force Philippine Marine Corps[source] | See operators |
BrahMos: 8.4 m (28 ft) BrahMos-NG: 6 m (20 ft)[source]
BrahMos
Single sourceBrahMos-NG
Single sourceBrahMos: 0.6 m (2.0 ft) BrahMos-NG: 0.5 m (1.6 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]
Mass
Single sourceSTORM SHADOW / SCALP · Weight
Single sourceMaximum; 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 0.95 (
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; Operational range
Single source550 km (342 mi; 297 nmi)[source]
Microturbo TRI 60-30 turbojet 1,200 lb f
Single sourceMicroturbo TRI 60-30 turbojet 5.4 kN (1,200 lb f )[source]
Warhead weight
Single source450 kilograms (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] | Iraq War Libyan Civil War 2011 military intervention in Libya Syrian Civil War US intervention in the Syrian civil war Yemeni Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine 2025 India–Pakistan conflict[source] |
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| Designer | Defence Research and Development Organisation NPO Mashinostroyeniya[source] | Matra BAe Dynamics[source] |
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| Manufacturer | BrahMos Aerospace Limited[source] | MBDA[source] |
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| Unit cost | BrahMos: US$ 3.5 million BrahMos-ER: US$ 4.85 million[source] | £ 2,000,000 (FY2023) ( US$ 2,500,000)[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] | Multistage BROACH penetration warhead[source] |
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| Engine | 1st Stage: Solid rocket booster [EEL] 2nd Stage: Liquid rocket ramjet [NPO][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] | — |
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| Guidance system | Mid-course: INS + multi- GNSS Terminal: ARH[source] | GPS , INS , IIR & TERPROM[source] |
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| Accuracy | 1 m CEP[source] | — |
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| Launch platform | Warship Land-based TEL Submarine Fighter aircraft[source] | — |
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| Designed | — | 1994–2001[source] |
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| Steering system | — | 6 tailplanes (4 vertical & 2 horizontal)[source] |
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| Transport | — | Mirage 2000 , Rafale , Su-24 , Tornado , Typhoon , Gripen[source] |
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| References | — | Janes & The Telegraph[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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Mach 0.95 (323 m/s; 1,060 ft/s)[source]