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The BrahMos (also designated as PJ-10) [14] is a medium-range ramjet supersonic cruise missile that can be launched from submarines, ships, fighter aircraft or TEL. [15] It is a joint venture between the Indian Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Russian Federation's NPO Mashinostroyeniya, who together have formed BrahMos Aerospace. [16]
Iron Dome uses principles that are similar to a true anti-ballistic missile system to intercept slower-moving short-range rockets and artillery projectiles, employing the Tamir missile at ranges of up to 70km and altitudes to 10km, at a cost of about $50,000 per missile. Iron Dome also has an anti-aircraft capability.
[1] [9] A revised cost estimate released by the Department of Defense on July 8, 2024, put total program acquisition costs for the Sentinel program at $140.9 billion. [10] The United States Air Force plans to procure 634 Sentinel missiles, plus an additional 25 missiles to support development and testing, to enable the deployment of 400 missiles.
Barak 8 (Hebrew: בָּרָק, lit."Lightning"), also known as LR-SAM or MR-SAM and Barak MX, [9] [10] [11] is an Indian-Israeli jointly developed surface-to-air missile (SAM) system, designed to defend against any type of airborne threat including aircraft, helicopters, anti-ship missiles, and UAVs as well as ballistic missiles, [12] cruise missiles and combat jets. [13]
The BrahMos-II is expected to have a range of 1,500 kilometres (930 mi; 810 nmi) [1] and a speed of Mach 8. During the cruise stage of flight, the missile will be propelled by a scramjet airbreathing jet engine. [2] [3] Other details, including production cost and physical dimensions of the missile, are yet to be published. [4] [5] [1]
Lockheed Martin is still building a new missile defense system, but events may overtake it. Lockheed's $1 Billion Missile Defense Satellites Are Vulnerable to Budget Cuts -- and Russia Skip to ...
The BrahMos Aerospace is an Indo-Russian multinational aerospace and defense corporation, with core manufacturing concentrations in Cruise missiles. Headquartered in New Delhi , India , it was founded as a joint venture between the India's Defence Research and Development Organisation and NPO Mashinostroyeniya of Russia.
Vertical launched-Short Range Surface- to-Air Missile (VL-SRSAM) is a quick reaction short range missile being developed by DRDO for naval service and to replace Barak 1 missile. The missile is naval variant of Astra with some design and technological changes for an all weather point and area defence role against flying targets such as fighter ...