page_title: BrahMos
section_title: Specifications
hierarchical_section_title: BrahMos / Specifications
caption_attribution_description: English: Indian Navy frigate INS Trikand (F51) of the Talwar class (modified Russian Krivak II class) departing from Portsmouth Naval Base, UK, on 16 July 2013, on an Indian-bound delivery voyage from the Baltiysky Zavod shipyard in St Petersburg. Ahead of the bridge are seen the 8-cell VLS (Vertical Launch System) for BrahMos and 3M-54E Klub anti-ship missiles, and the 12-barrelled RBU-6000 Smerch-2 launcher for anti-submarine rockets. Wikipedia editors are reminded that the copyright remains with the photographer, and that the terms of the Creative Commons (CC), Attribution (BY), Share Alike (SA) CC-BY-SA-3.0 that allow editors to reuse this image apply to Wikipedia editors also, as they do to other re-users of this image. Breaches of the licence terms are not only unlawful, but are also antisocial, in that breaches discourage photographers from making their images freely available to everyone without payment. Wikipedia re-users are also reminded of the license terms that derivatives of this image should not imply that the adaptation is endorsed or approved by the author or copyright holder. Neither should derivatives be presented as the creation of the author or copyright holder, while clearly stating that the adaptation is a derivative of the original. Attribution online should be in this format Brian Burnell. On the printed page, a simpler form is acceptable - example: "Image: Brian Burnell".
context_page_description: The BrahMos is a medium-range ramjet supersonic cruise missile that can be launched from submarine, ships, aircraft, or land. It is the fastest supersonic cruise missile in the world. It is a joint venture between the Russian Federation's NPO Mashinostroyeniya and India's Defence Research and Development Organisation, who together have formed BrahMos Aerospace. It is based on the Russian P-800 Oniks cruise missile and other similar sea-skimming Russian cruise missile technology. The name BrahMos is a portmanteau formed from the names of two rivers, the Brahmaputra of India and the Moskva of Russia.
  It is the world's fastest anti-ship cruise missile in operation. The land-launched and ship-launched versions are already in service. An air-launched variant of BrahMos appeared in 2012 and entered service in 2019. A hypersonic version of the missile, BrahMos-II, is also presently under development with a speed of Mach 7-8 to boost aerial fast strike capability. It is expected to be ready for testing by 2020.
  India wanted the BrahMos to be based on a mid range cruise missile like the P-700 Granit.
context_section_description: BrahMos claims it has the capability of attacking surface targets by flying as low as five metres in altitude and the maximum altitude it can fly is 14000 metres. It has a diameter of 70 cm and a wingspan of 1.7 m. It can gain a speed of Mach 2.8, and has a maximum range of 450 km. The ship-launched and land-based missiles can carry a 200 kg warhead, whereas the aircraft-launched variant (BrahMos A) can carry a 300 kg warhead. It has a two-stage propulsion system, with a solid-propellant rocket for initial acceleration and a liquid-fuelled ramjet responsible for sustained supersonic cruise. Air-breathing ramjet propulsion is much more fuel-efficient than rocket propulsion, giving the BrahMos a longer range than a pure rocket-powered missile would achieve.
  The high speed of the BrahMos likely gives it better target-penetration characteristics than lighter subsonic cruise-missiles, such as the Tomahawk. Being twice as heavy and almost four times as fast as the Tomahawk, the BrahMos has more than 32 times the on-cruise kinetic energy of a Tomahawk missile, although it carries only 3/5 the payload and a fraction of the range, which suggests that the missile was designed with a different tactical role. Its 2.8 mach speed means that it cannot be intercepted by some existing missile defence systems and its precision makes it lethal to water targets.
  Although BrahMos was primarily an anti-ship missile, the BrahMos Block III can also engage land-based targets. It can be launched either in a vertical or inclined position and is capable of covering targets over a 360-degree horizon. The BrahMos missile has an identical configuration for land, sea, and sub-sea platforms. The air-launched version has a smaller booster and additional tail fins for added stability during launch. The BrahMos has currently been configured for aerial deployment with the Su-30MKI as its carrier. On 5 September 2010 BrahMos created a record for the first supersonic steep dive.
caption: Vertical Launch System for BrahMos on INS Trikand
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