• It is a long-range nuclear-capable supersonic cruise missile system.
• The missile is a result of collaboration between India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Russia’s NPO Mashinostroyeniya.
• Origin: Named after the Brahmaputra River in India and the Moskva River in Russia.
• It possesses the capability to be deployed from several platforms, including air, sea and land.
• The development began in the early 1990s and the missile was first tested in 2001.
• It is one of the fastest cruise missiles in the world, with speeds exceeding Mach 3 (three times the speed of sound).
• It can carry a variety of warheads, including conventional high-explosive and nuclear payloads, with a weight capacity of up to 300 kg.
• Brahmos Missile Series
  • BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile
  • BrahMos-NG (Next Generation)
  • BrahMos-II, a hypersonic cruise missile (HCM)
• In Service
  • Ship based Weapon Complex (Inclined & Vertical Configuration)
  • Land based Weapon Complex (Vertical Launch Configuration from Mobile Autonomous Launcher)
  • Air Launched Version (Integrated on Su-30MKI fighter aircraft)

BrahMos Missile