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title: "BrahMos Missile: India-Russia Supersonic Cruise"
description: "BrahMos Missile is a supersonic cruise missile developed by India and Russia, crucial for enhancing defense capabilities across multiple platforms."
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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- BrahMos is a supersonic cruise missile jointly developed by India and Russia, capable of launch from land, sea, submarine, and air platforms.
- Is BrahMos a ballistic or a cruise missile?
- What is the range of the BrahMos missile?
- Which countries have bought or are negotiating for BrahMos?
- How is BrahMos different from BrahMos-II?

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## Timeline

1. 12 June 2001

   The first flight test occurred on from a land-based launcher at Chandipur.

2. 22 November 2017

   The air-launched variant, BrahMos-A, is integrated on the Sukhoi Su-30MKI; its lighter airframe was first successfully fired from a Su-30MKI on .

3. 9 March 2022

   On an Indian BrahMos was accidentally fired during maintenance and flew about 124 kilometres into Pakistani territory near Mian Channu before crashing; Indi…

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In January 2022 the Philippines signed a roughly $375 million contract with India's BrahMos Aerospace for a shore-based anti-ship BrahMos system, with first deliveries to the Philippine Marine Corps beginning in April 2024.

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