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Operation Sindoor’s Weapon – BrahMos

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May 13, 2025

India’s military power and domestic weaponry were demonstrated during Operation Sindoor.The Indian Air Force (IAF) launched coordinated precision strikes against Pakistani airbases on May 10 as part of Operation Sindoor, marking the debut of India’s BrahMos supersonic cruise missile.

India attacked and destroyed Pakistani airbases with BrahMos missiles. Indian soldiers struck at least 11 Pakistani air bases.

Brahmos Missiles

Long-range engagement of naval surface targets is greatly enhanced by BrahMos, a “prime strike weapon” for such targets. Beginning in 2005, the Indian Navy deployed BrahMos on its front-line battleships, which are capable of striking targets at sea that are outside of radar’s field of view.

How it operates

There are two stages to the BrahMos missile’s propulsion mechanism: a liquid ramjet engine during the cruise phase maintains high supersonic speed (Mach 3) after a solid-propellant booster propels it to supersonic speeds. The “fire and forget” strategy of the missile, which is designed to strike its target without additional guidance, enables it to be shot from platforms on land, at sea, even underwater.

BrahMos’s owner

Russia owns 49.5% of BrahMos Aerospace, which is a joint venture in which the Government of India (GOI) owns 50.5%. Designing, creating, producing, and promoting the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile system is the responsibility of BrahMos Aerospace. India’s Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and Russia’s NPO Mashinostroyenia (NPOM) collaborated to develop the missile.

Operation Sindoor probably marked the first time the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile was employed in battle, as it was successfully tested for the first time on June 12, 2001.

India’s BrahMos missile count

On October 19, 2012, the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) approved the acquisition of more than 200 air-launched BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles for the IAF,at an approximate cost of ₹6,000 crore, which is equivalent to ₹110 billion or $1 billion in 2023.

The market value of each missile is reportedly close to ₹34 crore, and the cost of building a BrahMos production facility was ₹300 crore, according to several media reports.

BrahMos’s power

This is the BrahMos’s ground assault variant, which can cruise at 2.8 Mach. After improvements, it can accurately hit targets up to 400 kilometers away. Advanced models with a range of more than 1,000 kilometers and a top speed of 5 Mach are reportedly in the works.

In a single battery, how many BrahMos missiles are there

Twelve missiles are usually included in a BrahMos missile battery. To do this, four mobile launchers with three missiles each are used.

The World’s Fastest Cruise Missile

The first stage of the two-stage BRAHMOS missile, which has a solid propellant booster engine, propels it to supersonic speed before splitting off. In the cruise phase, the missile then approaches 3 Mach thanks to the liquid ramjet or second stage.