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Air-to-surface missile Surface-to-surface missile
Brimstone (missile) is a air-to-surface missile Surface-to-surface missile originating in United Kingdom. It was built by MBDA UK , Henlow. Reported operators include Royal Air Force Royal Saudi Air Force German Air Force Armed Forces of Ukraine.
United KingdomAir-to-surface missile Surface-to-surface missile
United Kingdom
2005
Royal Air Force Royal Saudi Air Force German Air Force Armed Forces of Ukraine
Operation Telic Operation Herrick Operation Ellamy Operation Shader Russo-Ukrainian War
GEC-Marconi
1996
MBDA UK , Henlow
(Dual mode variant) £105,000/unit £175,000 inc. development
1999
Single mode Dual mode sensor Brimstone 2 Brimstone 3
50 kg (110 lb)
1.8 m (71 in)
180 mm (7.1 in)
6.3 kg (14 lb) HEAT tandem shaped warhead
Crush (impact) fuze Command fuze
Solid-fuel rocket
Brimstone I 20+ km (12+ mi) from fixed wing, 12 km (7.5 mi) from rotor wing Brimstone II 60+ km (37+ mi) from fixed wing, 40+ km (25+ mi) from rotor wing
Supersonic, ~450 m/s (~ Mach 1.3)
94-GHz millimetric-wave active radar homing and INS autopilot; dual-mode, II, and III adds laser guidance
Flight control surfaces
Sub-1 m CEP
Tornado GR4 Eurofighter Typhoon Hydra drone (UK) (under development) Protector (planned)
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 1.8 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 1.8 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 1.8 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
Brimstone (missile) equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
GermanyReported count for Brimstone 3 · –. Service scope: equipment of the German Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct quantity component(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Explicit source inventory scope: ordered; no other stock status or total inferred. Count column(s): quantity ordered: 379 (+ 2,887 in option). Origin: United Kingdom Germany (final assembly). The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
UkraineRoyal Air Force Royal Saudi Air Force German Air Force Armed Forces of Ukraine
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