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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
Cruise missile Anti-ship missile (Block V & TASM variants) Submarine-launched cruise missile Land-attack missile Surface-to-surface missile
At a glance
Measured figures
BrahMos
Single sourceBrahMos-NG
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BrahMos | Tomahawk 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] | Cruise missile Anti-ship missile (Block V & TASM variants) Submarine-launched cruise missile Land-attack missile Surface-to-surface missile[source] |
| Place of origin | India Russia[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 21 June 2007 – present[source] | 1983–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]
with booster
Single sourcewithout booster
Single source18 ft 3 in (5.56 m) without booster; 20 ft 6 in (6.25 m) with booster[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 sourcewith booster
Single source2,900 lb (1,300 kg); 3,500 lb (1,600 kg) with booster
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; Block II TLAM-N Block III TLAM-C, Block IV
Single sourceOperational; Block IV Block Vb: >
Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
United States United Kingdom Australia Netherlands Japan[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] | General Dynamics (initially) McDonnell Douglas Hughes Aircraft Company Raytheon Missiles & Defense[source] |
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| Unit cost | BrahMos: US$ 3.5 million BrahMos-ER: US$ 4.85 million[source] | $3.1M (FY1986) $1.87M (FY2017) (Block IV) $2.5M (FY2026) (Block V) Export cost: $4M (FY2023)[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] | BGM-109A : 1,000 lb (450 kg) conventional Bullpup or W80 nuclear warhead (yield 5 to 200 kilotonnes of TNT (21 to 837 TJ)) (retired) BGM-109C/E : WDU-36/B 690 lb (310 kg) unitary warhead containing 265 lb (120 kg) of PBXN-107 high explosive BGM-109D : submunitions dispenser with 166 BLU-97/B Combined Effects Bomblets with 287 grams (0.633 lb) Cyclotol high explosive per munition[source] |
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| Engine | 1st Stage: Solid rocket booster [EEL] 2nd Stage: Liquid rocket ramjet [NPO][source] | Williams International F107-WR-402 turbofan using TH-dimer fuel and a solid-fuel rocket booster[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] | 98–164 ft (30–50 m) AGL[source] |
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| Guidance system | Mid-course: INS + multi- GNSS Terminal: ARH[source] | GPS , INS , TERCOM , DSMAC , active radar homing (RGM/UGM-109B)[source] |
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| Accuracy | 1 m CEP[source] | — |
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| Launch platform | Warship Land-based TEL Submarine Fighter aircraft[source] | Mark 41 Vertical Launching System Torpedo tubes Surface ships Submarines TELs[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | — | FMU-148 since TLAM Block III, others for special applications[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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Operational; RGM/UGM-109B TASM
Single sourceOperational; TLAM-D
Single sourceOperational; TLAM-D ) (exact range is classified
Single sourceOperational; TLAM-D > · source measurement 5
Single sourceOperational; TLAM-D > · source measurement 6
Single sourceOperational; TLAM-E Block III
Single sourceBlock II TLAM-N: 1,350 nmi (1,550 mi; 2,500 km) Block III TLAM-C, Block IV TLAM-E: 900 nmi (1,000 mi; 1,700 km) Block III TLAM-D: 700 nmi (810 mi; 1,300 km) Block IV: 864 nmi (994 mi; 1,600 km) Block Vb: >900 nmi (>1036 mi; >1666 km) (exact range is classified) RGM/UGM-109B TASM: 250 nmi (460 km)[source]