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BrahMos Aerospace BrahMos-II

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BrahMos Aerospace BrahMos-II — Cruise
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BrahMos-II or BrahMos-2 or BrahMos Mark II is a hypersonic scramjet-propelled missile currently under joint development by India's Defence Research and Development Organisation and Russia's NPO Mashinostroyenia, which have together formed BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited. The BrahMos-II is expected to have a range of 1,500 kilometres and a speed of Mach 8. During the cruise stage of flight, the missile will be propelled by a scramjet airbreathing jet engine. Other details, including production cost and physical dimensions of the missile, are yet to be published.

Specifications

Category
Missiles
Sub-Category
Cruise
Domain
Defence
Country
India
Manufacturer
BrahMos Aerospace
Operator
India/Russia
Primary Role
Cruise
Status
In Development
Propulsion
Scramjet
Engine
Scramjet + solid booster
Thrust / Power
None (scramjet)
Launch
Air/Sea/Ground-launched
Length (ft)
27.9
MTOW (lb)
6614
Payload (lb)
661
Endurance (hr)
0.05
Service Ceiling (ft)
100000
Range (mi)
310
Max Speed (mph)
5752
Max Speed (Mach)
7.5
Armament
HE