Indian Missile News And Discussion

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[quote name='Arun_S' date='16 February 2010 - 05:13 AM' timestamp='1266276910' post='104246']

[url="http://beta.thehindu.com/news/national/article107287.ece"]Different version of BrahMos to be tested

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So this version of Brahmos employs a trajectory that is terrain following type, while the earlier ones fly higher at cruising altitude.



At low altitude cruising, the Mach 2.5 missile will scare the shit out of Abdul's below with its sonic-boom, while at the same time make life impossible in what was difficult in the first place for even AESA equipped Super Hornet F-18.



What people do not talk about BrahMos is that for given size and fuel carried inside it is more capable the the stated range of 290 km, and with all the excess fuel in hand it can do all kinds of "S-curve" dance and/or low altitude flying.

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I doubt Brahmos can cruise at low altitude ( i,e, < 100 m ) at sustained M 2.5 without creating significant heating issue , my thinking is at low altitudes Brahmos will be doing a sustained ~ M 1.5.



One thing interesting about Brahmos Corp is they keep on innovating every new version adds something to the already lethal missile capability.



The next invovation should be to reduce its RCS further and develop a sub launched variant of the missile.