Different types of Brahmos missile under development.

BrahMos is one of its kind of cruise missile anywhere in the world, which can fly at a speed three times that of sound (Mach 3), can be launched from land, air and sea.The naval version can be launched from both ships and submarine. It can be used against targets on land and in the sea.A combination of the trajectory of the missile and speed gives it stealth-like capability making it difficult being detected by a RADAR and therefore being intercepted by anti-missile systems.The current air-launched missile is launched from specialized Su 30 MKI fighter aircrafts.The newer one is designed for lighter platforms like Mig 29 or even India’s indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) – Tejas. Efforts are being made to increase the range of missile from 290 kilometre to 415 km and even beyond.