Brahmos Hopes AFP will Buy its Deadliest, Fastest Cruise Missiles

By Mortz C. Ortigoza

PASAY CITY – A representative of the deadliest and fastest medium sized supersonic cruise missile in the world market today was optimistic that his company and the Armed Forces of the Philippines  will have a rapport after India failed to sell her cheapest priced frigates to the Philippines. 
 Colonel JP Uniyal, Director of Business Development & Product Support, told this writer that Brahmos Weapon System, a Russian-Indian’s consortium, sells cruise missile from land to sea, ship to land, land to land, and land to ship.

Cruise missile, according to Collins Dictionary, is a long range, jet propelled winged missile that can be launched from an airplane, submarine, ship, others, and guided to a target by a remote control.

DEADLY - A battery of the deadliest and fastest cruise missiles made by Brahmos Weapon System (Photo Credit: NDTV.com)

The brochure given to this writer showed Brahmos’ missiles can be launched from a  jet fighter to hit an enemy’s ship and troop on the sea and the ground.

“I am not aware what happened earlier. But now we are in good coordination with the authorities. Hopefully now we will be able to cooperate with the Philippines especially the Brahmos Weapon System is concerned whether it is for ships or for the land,” Pathak stressed.

The general characteristics of the missile for the navy and the army are the following: Maximum Range; 290 kilometers: Maximum Velocity; Mach 2.5 to 2.8: Altitude Cruise; 15 kilometers: Altitude Terminal; 10 to 15 Kilometers: Warhead Mass; 200-300 kilograms: Dimensions; 9000 millimeter (Length); 700 milliliter (Diameter): Weight; 3000 kilogram.

For the airforce, it has the same features with that of the navy but it has only a lesser weight of 2,550 kilograms.

Brahmos missile replaced by multiple times the most popular subsonic missiles in the world.

It has 3 times in velocity, 2.5 to 3 times in flight range, 3 to 4 times in seeker range, and  9 times in kill energy.

According to Wikipidea, one Brahmos cruise missile cost U.S $2.6 million or P109 million.

Earlier, Gripen Vice President for Communication Robert Hewson told this writer that the Sweden based multiple role fighter (MRF) jet manufacturer said it has been a cut above the rest of the fourth generation rivals because of its RBS15 anti ship guided smart missile.

“What you’re looking is the Saab missile known as RBS15. This is one of the things that really set apart the Gripen with its competitors. In fact, almost no other modern fighter has a modern anti ship missile integrated. None of them have a weapon attached. The latest version of this missile which we unveiled in the Farnborough Airshow”.

The distinctive RBS15 missile that even the United States made F-16 Viper lacks is a game changer.

WEAPONS MERCHANT - Author (R) after his interview with  Colonel JP Uniyal, the representative of the deadliest and fastest cruise missile's maker Brahmos Weapon System. Brahmos is a Russian-Indian's consortium. 

The Maryland, USA made Viper is the closest rival of the Gripen in the more than sixty billion pesos procurement of the Philippines for a multi-role fighter (MRF) combat jet.

The smaller than Brahmos cruise missile’s RBS-15 (Robot System 15) is a long-range fire-and-forget surface-to-surface and air-to-surface, anti-ship missile. The later version Mk. III has the ability to attack land targets as well. The missile was developed by the Swedish company Saab Bofors Dynamics (Wikipidea).

According to Uniyal , the brand name BrahMos is "coined from Brahmaputra  River of India and Moskva River of Russia”.

It is the world's fastest anti-ship cruise missile in operation.

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