Brimstone (from the English brimstone - sulfur [approx. 1] ) - a high - tech homing missile class air-to-ground . Developed by the international consortium MDBA for the British Air Force (RAF). It is equipped with an active homing radar allowing to hit moving targets with great accuracy. In addition, there is the possibility of laser guidance. Unlike similar systems, such as the AGM-65G Maverick , the warhead is arranged in tandem principle , which ensures a more effective defeat of modern types of armor. Relatively small lesion area reduces associated damage .
It entered service with the RAF in 2005. Widely used in and . The cost of one rocket is about 100 thousand pounds (about 150 thousand US dollars ) [1] . In addition to the RAF, the Saudi Arabian Air Force is also used (as of November 2015).
Since December 2015, RAF has been using Brimstone rockets for bombing in Syria [2]
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- Total weight: 49 kg
- Length: 1.8 meters
- Maximum launch range: 11.2 km
- Maximum launch height: 6000 meters
- Speed type: supersonic [3]
Application Features
- Unlike other guided air-to-ground missiles, Brimstone provides for the defeat of moving targets when launched from a high-speed carrier aircraft, which reduces the likelihood of the latter being hit by enemy air defense systems [3] [approx. 2] .
- The small size of the rocket allows you to increase the number of targets in a single combat mission . So the British attack aircraft " Tornado " can carry up to 12 Brimstone missiles [3] .
- An improved millimeter range radar guidance system allows you to hit targets moving at a speed of more than 100 km / h [3] .
- The tandem principle of the device of the warhead provides an effective defeat of modern types of armor [3] .
Notes
- Notes
- ↑ The name contains a reference to the name of the American Hellfire VET system ( English hellfire - hellfire ), the development of which is Brimstone.
- ↑ Existing VET homing systems require launching either from land-based launchers or from helicopters ( “Will the Brimstone rocket help develop operations in Syria?” )
- Footnotes
Links
- The UK Will Attack ISIS With a Missile the US Could Only Dream Of - article in Popular Mechanics magazine
- Brimstone - article on RAF website