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, 

KH 59 ME (KINGBOLT)

The Kh-59ME has an external turbofan engine below the body just forward of the rear wings, but retains the powder-fuel accelerator. It also has a dual guidance system consisting of an inertial guidance system to guide it into the target area and a television system to guide it to the target itself.The 36MT turbofan engine developed for the Kh-59M class of missiles is manufactured by NPO Saturn of Russia.

Target coordinates are fed into the missile before launch, and the initial flight phase is conducted under inertial guidance. At a distance of 10 km from the target the television guidance system is activated. An operator aboard the aircraft visually identifies the target and locks the missile onto it.


Type: air-to-surface missile, anti-shipping missile


Deployed: India, China

Designer: Raduga OKB

Range: 115 Km To 200 Km

Engine: Rocket then turbofan

Platform: SU 30 MKI, SU 27, J11, Mig 29, Mig 27

KH 59 MK/M2

Type: active radar homing anti-ship mis,sile

Designer: Raduga OKB

Range: 285 Km

Engine: Rocket then turbofan

Platform: SU 30 MKI, Mig 29UPG, Mig 29K, Mig 27, LCA Tejas