BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile
BrahMos is a supersonic cruise missile jointly developed by India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Russia's NPO Mashinostroyeniya through the BrahMos Aerospace joint venture (India holds 50.5%, Russia 49.5%). It is one of the fastest cruise missiles in the world, capable of being launched from ships, submarines, aircraft, and land-based mobile launchers.
- Speed: Mach 2.0–2.8 (supersonic); range: 290 km initially, extended to 450+ km after India joined MTCR in 2016
- Warhead: 200–300 kg depending on variant (air-launched vs ship/ground-launched)
- Deployed on Visakhapatnam-class and Kolkata-class destroyers, Talwar-class frigates, and Su-30MKI aircraft
- BrahMos-II (hypersonic variant under development) targets Mach 8 speed and 1,500 km range
- India has exported BrahMos to the Philippines (2022, $375 million deal) — its first major missile export
● Tracked since April 04, 2026 · last seen July 07, 2026 · updates as the daily brief publishes
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