BrahMos

BrahMos is a supersonic anti-ship missiles faster, which can be started both from ships and submarines as well as aircraft or from land. The missile was developed jointly by Russian and Indian companies.

Development

The cruise missile is a joint development between the Indian defense group Defense Research and Development Organization and the Russian missile manufacturer NPO Maschinostrojenija Represents the emerged from this joint venture company is called BrahMos Corporation. The name BrahMos is composed of the initial syllables of the rivers Brahmaputra (India) and Moskva (Russia).

As a design basis of the Russian anti-ship missiles P -800 " Jachont " was used. Initial tests of the BrahMos found in June 2001, instead, started production in 2004. By 2013, the development of hyper supersonic Mach -8 version of BrahMos 2 is planned. Also a version with greater range is planned, although this is not possible within the framework of a joint venture with India, so long as the Russian Federation is a member of the Missile Technology Control Regime. The maximum range is therefore 300 km.

Technology

The BrahMos missile can be launched from ships, submarines, aircraft and coastal positions from. Primary BrahMos is designed to ship combat. A version for combating land targets is in development.

The rocket engine is mainly based on the the Jachont. The guidance of the missile is a new development of the BrahMos Corp.. The speed during flight varied between Mach 2.5 and Mach 2.8; thus he is about three times faster than the U.S. subsonic cruise missile BGM -109 Tomahawk. But BrahMos has a much shorter range and payload than the Tomahawk. The drive comes a ramjet propulsion is used, which allows these comparatively high speeds. Due to the higher speed of the BrahMos - LFK has a higher kinetic energy, resulting in a greater potential for damage with it.

Variants

  • BrahMos I: First version for use on ships. Start of inclined steel containers.
  • BrahMos LACM: Ship Bound cruise missiles to combat land targets.
  • BrahMos Block 1: vehicle -based design with vertical launch system.
  • BrahMos LACM Block 1: Vehicle -based execution to combat land targets.
  • BrahMos Block 2. For use on ships In order to combat maritime and land targets. Start with a vertical launch system.
  • BrahMos Block 3. For use from submarines In order to combat maritime and land targets. Start with a vertical launch system.
  • BrahMos Block IV / BrahMos A: For use on aircraft.
  • BrahMos 2: Project for a cruise missile with flight speeds of Mach 8 and a range of over 400 km.

Dissemination

  • India India
  • Malaysia Malaysia
  • Russia Russia
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