Testing of the latest BrahMos-NG missile, jointly produced by India and the USA, for air-launched platforms will begin in 2025. It has become smaller and lighter — 1.33 tons compared to 2.65 tons for the previous version, is able to more effectively resist electronic warfare, and has a smaller radar signature.
The Indian-developed Tejas light fighter will be able to carry two such missiles, while the Su-30MKI can carry four at once.
Initially, the BrahMos missile was developed in a ship-based version based on the P-800 Onyx. The missile is capable of reaching speeds from 2.5 to 2.8 M, that is, 2.5-2.8 times the speed of sound.
The firing range along a combined trajectory is 300 km, at low altitude — 120 km. Flight altitude — 5-15000 m.
The missile is assembled by SO "BrahMos Aerospace" in Hyderabad and OJSC "PO "Strela" in Orenburg.
Earlier, www1.ru reported that Su-30MS fighters of naval aviation received R-37M ultra-long-range missiles into the weapons system.
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