{"id":336562,"date":"2025-05-13T17:36:51","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T12:06:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=336562"},"modified":"2025-05-15T21:16:51","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T15:46:51","slug":"brahmos-missile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/brahmos-missile\/","title":{"rendered":"Brahmos Missile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News<\/strong>: The BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, operational since 2001, was likely used in combat for the first time during Operation Sindoor on May 10, 2025, as part of India\u2019s retaliatory precision strikes on Pakistani military bases.<strong> Brahmos Missile.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-336891 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Brahmos-Missile.png?resize=546%2C362&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Brahmos Missile\" width=\"546\" height=\"362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Brahmos-Missile.png?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Brahmos-Missile.png?resize=1024%2C680&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Brahmos-Missile.png?resize=768%2C510&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Brahmos-Missile.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"124\" data-end=\"172\">About Brahmos Missile<\/h2>\n<ul data-start=\"192\" data-end=\"574\">\n<li data-start=\"192\" data-end=\"231\">\n<p data-start=\"194\" data-end=\"231\"><strong data-start=\"194\" data-end=\"202\">Type<\/strong>: Supersonic cruise missile<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"232\" data-end=\"354\">\n<p data-start=\"234\" data-end=\"354\"><strong data-start=\"234\" data-end=\"250\">Developed by<\/strong>: Joint venture between <strong data-start=\"274\" data-end=\"290\">India\u2019s DRDO<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"295\" data-end=\"312\">Russia\u2019s NPOM<\/strong> under <strong data-start=\"319\" data-end=\"340\">BrahMos Aerospace<\/strong> (est. 1998)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"355\" data-end=\"392\">\n<p data-start=\"357\" data-end=\"392\"><strong data-start=\"357\" data-end=\"366\">Speed<\/strong>: Up to <strong data-start=\"374\" data-end=\"390\">Mach 2.8\u20133.0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"393\" data-end=\"481\">\n<p data-start=\"395\" data-end=\"481\"><strong data-start=\"395\" data-end=\"404\">Range<\/strong>: Initially 290 km; extended to <strong data-start=\"436\" data-end=\"450\">350\u2013400 km<\/strong>, with plans up to <strong data-start=\"469\" data-end=\"479\">800 km<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"482\" data-end=\"549\">\n<p data-start=\"484\" data-end=\"549\"><strong data-start=\"484\" data-end=\"499\">Named after<\/strong>: Brahmaputra (India) and Moskva (Russia) rivers<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"550\" data-end=\"574\">\n<p data-start=\"552\" data-end=\"574\"><strong data-start=\"552\" data-end=\"568\">First tested<\/strong>: 2001<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"581\" data-end=\"606\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong data-start=\"586\" data-end=\"606\">Launch Platforms<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"607\" data-end=\"960\">\n<li data-start=\"607\" data-end=\"724\">\n<p data-start=\"609\" data-end=\"724\"><strong data-start=\"609\" data-end=\"623\">Land-based<\/strong>: Deployed along borders; variants like Block I (precision), II (deep-dive), III (mountain warfare)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"725\" data-end=\"802\">\n<p data-start=\"727\" data-end=\"802\"><strong data-start=\"727\" data-end=\"741\">Ship-based<\/strong>: Sea-to-sea and sea-to-land roles; salvo-firing capability<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"803\" data-end=\"883\">\n<p data-start=\"805\" data-end=\"883\"><strong data-start=\"805\" data-end=\"821\">Air-launched<\/strong>: Modified <strong data-start=\"832\" data-end=\"849\">Sukhoi-30 MKI<\/strong>; enhances reach in Indian Ocean<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"884\" data-end=\"960\">\n<p data-start=\"886\" data-end=\"960\"><strong data-start=\"886\" data-end=\"908\">Submarine-launched<\/strong>: Tested successfully from submerged platform (2013)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"967\" data-end=\"994\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong data-start=\"972\" data-end=\"994\">Technical Features<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"995\" data-end=\"1256\">\n<li data-start=\"995\" data-end=\"1116\">\n<p data-start=\"997\" data-end=\"1020\"><strong data-start=\"997\" data-end=\"1017\">Two-stage system<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1023\" data-end=\"1116\">\n<li data-start=\"1023\" data-end=\"1052\">\n<p data-start=\"1025\" data-end=\"1052\">1st stage \u2013 solid booster<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1055\" data-end=\"1116\">\n<p data-start=\"1057\" data-end=\"1116\">2nd stage \u2013 liquid ramjet for sustained supersonic cruise<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1117\" data-end=\"1170\">\n<p data-start=\"1119\" data-end=\"1170\"><strong data-start=\"1119\" data-end=\"1145\">Fire-and-forget system<\/strong> with advanced guidance<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1171\" data-end=\"1216\">\n<p data-start=\"1173\" data-end=\"1216\"><strong data-start=\"1173\" data-end=\"1193\">Stealth features<\/strong>: Low radar signature<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1217\" data-end=\"1256\">\n<p data-start=\"1219\" data-end=\"1256\"><strong data-start=\"1219\" data-end=\"1256\">High precision and kinetic impact<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1263\" data-end=\"1300\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong data-start=\"1268\" data-end=\"1300\">Next-Generation (BrahMos-NG)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1301\" data-end=\"1430\">\n<li data-start=\"1301\" data-end=\"1322\">\n<p data-start=\"1303\" data-end=\"1322\">Under development<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1323\" data-end=\"1359\">\n<p data-start=\"1325\" data-end=\"1359\"><strong data-start=\"1325\" data-end=\"1357\">Smaller, lighter, stealthier<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1360\" data-end=\"1430\">\n<p data-start=\"1362\" data-end=\"1430\">Can be launched from <strong data-start=\"1383\" data-end=\"1430\">aircraft, ships, submarines (torpedo tubes)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, operational since 2001, was likely used in combat for the first time during Operation Sindoor on May 10, 2025, as part of India\u2019s retaliatory precision strikes on Pakistani military bases. Brahmos Missile. About Brahmos Missile Type: Supersonic cruise missile Developed by: Joint venture between India\u2019s DRDO and Russia\u2019s NPOM&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/brahmos-missile\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Brahmos Missile<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10367,"featured_media":336891,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,11959,1738,12039],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-336562","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-defence","category-science-and-technology-daily-factly-articles","category-knolls","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Brahmos-Missile.png?fit=1280%2C850&ssl=1","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/336562","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10367"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=336562"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/336562\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/336891"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=336562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=336562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=336562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}