BrahMos Cruise Missile
Extended Range and Export Significance
BrahMos is a supersonic cruise missile jointly developed by India (DRDO) and Russia (NPO Mashinostroyeniya) through BrahMos Aerospace, a joint venture. Named after the Brahmaputra (India) and Moskva (Russia) rivers, it is the world's fastest operational supersonic cruise missile. The original contract allowed BrahMos to be developed up to 290 km range under the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) limits. India's accession to MTCR in 2016 opened the door to extending the range. The extended-range BrahMos-NG (Next Generation) is capable of reaching up to 800 km.
- Speed: ~2.8 Mach (original); NG variant targets Mach 3.5.
- Variants: Ship-launched, submarine-launched, air-launched (Su-30MKI), land-based.
- Range: originally 290 km (MTCR limit); extended-range version up to 800 km post-MTCR accession.
- India exported BrahMos to the Philippines (2022) — first foreign sale; more export deals in pipeline (Indonesia, Vietnam).
- Joint venture: India holds 50.5%, Russia 49.5%.
● Tracked since March 27, 2026 · last seen June 12, 2026 · updates as the daily brief publishes
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