The joint Indian-Russian venture BrahMos Aerospace has increased the production of BrahMos cruise missiles. The level of localization of the ammunition reached 70%. The Russian analogue of BrahMos is the P-800 Onyx anti-ship supersonic missile, writes Eurasian Times.
According to military analyst Vijayner Thakur, the Russian Onyx missile successfully overcomes enemy air defenses.
The effectiveness of the Onyx being hit by enemy air defense systems was only 5.7%. Only two missiles performed better than the Onyx: Kh-22 (0.55%) and Iskander-M (4.31%)
The P-800 Onyx is a supersonic cruise missile developed by Reutov NPO Mashinostroeniya (part of the Tactical Missiles Corporation). It is designed to combat surface ship groups, as well as to engage ground targets in conditions of strong fire and electronic countermeasures. Initially, the Onyx was developed as an anti-ship weapon, but it has also been widely used to engage ground targets.
The Indian BrahMos missile is a derivative of the Onyx. This refers to the latest BrahMos-Extended Range (ER) Land Attack Cruise Missile (LACM), which can strike at 450 kilometers. This same missile can also be used for anti-ship purposes.
BrahMos is a supersonic cruise missile with a ramjet engine and a solid-propellant booster, which can be launched from ground launchers, submarines, ships, and aircraft.
BrahMos flies at speeds of 2.8 to 3.0 Mach, but engineers want to increase it to 5 Mach. In the final stage, the missile can fly at an altitude of only 10 meters above the ground and relies on an active radar homing head or inertial guidance.