The first version of the British Brimstone missile system had an air-to-surface class, but could later be launched from the ground to armored targets. The successful implementation of this complex led to the modification of these missiles for naval attack, and the sea-based Brimstone complex was called the Sealance.

Unlike world analogues, rockets have a smaller mass and dimensions. This made it possible to simultaneously fix three missiles in one mount under the wing of aircraft or helicopters, for example, the Eurofighter Typhoon or AH-64E Apache. The British Tornado attack aircraft could carry up to 12 missiles of this type in total.

The main difference of the entire Brimstone family of missile complexes is the “swarm” launch of missiles. Three missiles can be launched simultaneously at three different targets or one target.

The triple use of missiles in a single assembly was transferred to both land-based and anti-ship versions of the Brimstone complex. The weight of one rocket is 49 kg, and the complex with the launcher can be more than 200 kg.

The difference between air launch and ground launch is only in the maximum range of use: for the “air-to-ground” class – up to 60 km, and “ground-to-ground” – up to 12 km. Hit accuracy is 98% with the latest homing head at supersonic speed and armored targets.

The homing system includes search sensors that can identify targets and hit them with the help of algorithms and signatures. This is an excellent implementation of the principle used in many ATGMs and MANPADS – “hit and forget”.