What are Brimstone Sea Spear missiles?

– an air- and ground-based anti-ship missile designed to hit a fast-moving target;

– the rocket is equipped with an inertial navigation system for guidance.

– Target types: navy ships, including high-speed assault ships (FIAC).

what are the benefits

– Brimstone missiles from aircraft, helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles, land and sea platforms;

– Ukraine became the first operator of Brimstone missiles in ground version;

– destroy boats of 15 meters moving at a speed of 20 knots at a distance of 10-12 km from the shore;

– missiles are capable of destroying mobile and group targets;

– Three Brimstone missiles can be placed in a launcher with a suspension in an aircraft / helicopter.

– the warhead is arranged on the tandem principle – the projectile consists of two charges placed in series. The load placed in the main part is called the leader, and in the tail – the main;

– after hitting the target, first detonates the “leadership charge”. Provides a breakthrough in the target’s upper layer of protection. The main charge destroys deep layers of armor and destroys the target;

– Anti-ship missiles can be used to destroy aircraft or armored vehicles.

FEATURES

– weight – 50 kg;

– load weight – 16 kg;

– rocket length – 1.8 m;

– diameter of the case – 180 mm;

– maximum speed – 450 m / s;

– range – 10-12 km;

– engine – solid fuel;

– guidance system: combined radar DBN millimeter range and semi-active laser;

– combat unit: tandem, cumulative.

Manufacturer: MBDA UK (England).

Which missiles are important to Ukraine?

– On May 12, 2022, the network showed how the Armed Forces used Brimstone anti-ship missiles from a ground launcher.

– These missiles can play an important role in combat, because due to the low noise level and low thermal footprint Brimstone is almost invisible to enemy air defenses.

The price of a rocket

– From $263k

Text: Alla Roenko

Source:

MBDA

Missile Defense Project at Center for Strategic and International Studies

5.ua

UNIAN

First photo: hmbda-systems.com