BrahMos Missile: World's Fastest Supersonic Cruise Missile Explained | Speed, Range, and More!

The name of BrahMos missile is made up of the names of two major rivers of Russia and India, which are Brahmaputra and Moscow.The speed of BrahMos missile is Mach two point eight to Mach three or three thousand four hundred thirty point one kilometer per hour to three thousand six hundred seventy five kilometers per hour. This is approximately three times faster than the speed of sound. BrahMos missile is considered to be the world's fastest supersonic cruise missile. This missile can fly three to four meters above sea level and can reach a height of fourteen kilometers. BrahMos missile can be launched from submarines, ships, fighter aircraft, or TEL. Its range is nine hundred kilometers from the ship platform. Its range from land platform is nine hundred kilometers. Its range from air platform is five hundred kilometers, a variant with a range of two hundred and ninety kilometers is available for export. In October 2020, an Indian defense publication reported through a Chinese claim that India had fourteen thousand BrahMos missiles. In March 2023, the Navy had ordered two hundred BrahMos missiles in a deal worth two point five billion dollars, while the Indian Air Force had ordered two hundred BrahMos missiles in March 2012 at a price of one billion dollars. The army is reportedly equipped with five regiments of BrahMos, which has over three hundred missiles.Currently, Philippines has purchased India's supersonic cruise missile BrahMos in view of the threat from China