BRAHMOS CRUISE MISSILE

     Brahmos is an short range supersoni cruise missile made of ramjet engines . It can be launched from land , submarine , ships . It was combined production of russian scientists and indian defence research and development organisation ( DRDO ) . It is based on the russian P 800 oniks cruise missile and other sea skimming russian missile technology . The name brahmos derived from russia's capital moscow and indian river brahmaputra .

             So, far brahmos is the fastest missile in the world . It can't be intercepted by any missile in the world except another indian missile called barak missile . Brahmos travel at a speed of light and hits target with higher accuracy . After india being member of MTCR india and russia jointly planned to develop hypersonic brahmos 2 missile with a range of 600 km plus distance .

specification :

Type : Supersonic cruise missile

Unit cost : $ 2.73 million

Weight : 3000 kg , 2500 kg (air launched)

Lenght : 8.4 meter

Diameter : 0.6 meter

Warhead : 200 kg , 300 kg (air launched)

Engine : First stage ( solid propellant )
              Second stage ( liquid fueled ) ramjet engine .

Operational range : 290 - 300 km ( can be upgraded to 600 plus km)

Speed : 2.8 - 3 mach

Accuracy : 1 meter

Guided system : Mild guidance by INS , Terminal guidace by active radar homing \ GPS \ GAGAN