On April 19, the first BrahMos supersonic anti-ship missiles from India arrived in the Philippines on a C-17 Globemaster transport flight. The island nation had been discussing their purchase since around 2020, with the contract finally signed in 2022, reaching $375 million. In the Philippines the system will be used by the Marine forces, as coastal defense and area denial.
For India this sale and delivery of the first weapons is very important as it is the first export. It is now seeking to promote the missile for sales to other countries, mainly in Asia, in cooperation with Russia, as the system is based on the Russian P-800 Oniks anti-ship missile and is produced by an Indo-Russian joint venture. Thowever, BrahMos has gained a lot of publicity as it was the first supersonic anti-ship cruise missile (apparently it can be used against land targets as well), which was made available on the market, but for many years he could not get a sale, so now he is looking for the next customer to acquire such a level of weapons.
In India, it continues its development into subsequent models, either with longer range or as a special airborne missile BrahMos NG, as well as improved performance as BrahMos 2. It is also offered in a full range, for launching from ships, from aircraft, from submarines and from land launchers , with an initial rocket booster and then a ramjet main engine.
The range for the export version is typically set at 290km, but is clearly longer, while the Indian version should approach 1,000km with a 250kg warhead.
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