Brahmos

Brahmos is the world's fastest cruise missile in operation.The missile travels at speeds of Mach 2.8 to 3.0.The land launched and ship launched versions are already in service with air launched and submarine launched versions currently under testing phase. An Air launched variant of Brahmos is planned which is expected to come out in 2012 and will make India the only country with supersonic cruise missiles in their army, navy, and air force.A hypersonic version of the missile is also presently under development with speed of Mach 7 to boost aerial fast strike capability. It is expected to be ready for testing by 2017.

Variants: Brahmos BlkI, Brahmos BlkII, Brahmos Blk III, Brahmos 2 hypersonic (under development), Brahmos 3 (Underdevelopment- lighter version) 

Type: Stealth supersonic Land Attack/Anti-Ship cruise missile

Deployed: India

Designer: NPO Mashinostroyenia/DRDO 

Range: 290 Km Sea Skimming, 500 Km High Trajectory

Engine: Two-stage integrated Rocket/Ramjet

Platform: Il-38, Tupolev Tu-142, Super SU 30MKI, Kilo Class Submarine, Talwar class frigate, Shivalik class frigate, Godavari class frigates, Brahmaputra class frigates, Rajput class destroyers, Kolkata Class Destroyers, Delhi class destroyer, Mig29K (Brahmos 3), Rafale (Brahmos 3), Mig29 UPG (Brahmos 3).

Exocet Missile

The Exocet is built by MBDA, a European missile company. Development began in 1967 by Nord as a ship-launched missile named MM 38. A few years later Aerospatiale and Nord merged. The basic missile body design was based on the Nord AS30 air to ground tactical missile.


Type: Anti-ship missile, Land attack missile

Designer: Aérospatiale-Matra/ MBDA

Deoployed: India, Pakistan

Range: 180 kilometres

Engine: solid propellant engine, turbojet (MM40 Block 3 version)

Platform: Scorpene Submarine, Mirage 2000, Rafale, Agosta 90B, 

3M-54 Klub Missile

3M-54 Klub is a multi-role missile system developed by the Novator Design Bureau(OKB-8). Its NATO reporting name is SS-N-27. Both submarine and surface ship launched versions exist. The system is designed to accept various warheads, allowing its use against surface and subsurface naval combatants along with static land targets. In one variant, the 3M-54E (Sizzler), the final stage makes a supersonic 'sprint' to its target, reducing the time the target's defense systems have to react. The 3M-54E1 subsonic missile is roughly comparable to both the American Tomahawk cruise missile and the ASROC missile but is smaller and has a shorter range.

Variants: KLUB N 3M-54E, KLUB N 3M-54E1, KLUB S 91RE1, KLUB S 91RE2

Type: Anti-ship/Land attack Supersonic cruise missile

Deployed: India, China

Designer: Novator OKB

Range: 300 KM

Engine: Multi-stage Solid-Fuel rocket, Turbojet engine for 3M-54E/E1, -14E, Solid fuel rocket for 91RE1/2

Platform: Sindhughosh Class Submarine, Shivalik class frigate, Talwar class frigate, Tu-22M3