Brimstone missile
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The Brimstone missile is a British air-launched, precision-guided anti-armor and multi-role strike weapon designed for high accuracy against moving and static targets with minimal collateral damage.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brimstone missile family | 2 |
| Brimstone missile system | 1 |
| Dual-Mode Brimstone | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
air-to-surface missile
ⓘ
anti-armor weapon ⓘ precision-guided munition ⓘ |
| basedOn | AGM-114 Hellfire ⓘ |
| combatUse |
Libya intervention 2011
ⓘ
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ
surface form:
War in Afghanistan
operations against ISIS in Iraq and Syria ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedFor |
air launch
ⓘ
anti-armor role ⓘ engagement of moving targets ⓘ engagement of static targets ⓘ minimal collateral damage ⓘ multi-role strike ⓘ precision strike ⓘ |
| developmentStart | 1980s ⓘ |
| enteredService | 2005 ⓘ |
| exportCustomer |
Qatar
ⓘ
Saudi Arabia ⓘ Ukraine ⓘ |
| feature |
autonomous target selection within a designated area
ⓘ
fire-and-forget capability ⓘ high accuracy ⓘ low collateral damage ⓘ network-enabled capability in later variants ⓘ salvo launch capability ⓘ |
| guidanceSystem |
dual-mode seeker
ⓘ
millimetric wave radar ⓘ semi-active laser guidance ⓘ |
| manufacturer | MBDA UK ⓘ |
| platform |
Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 2
ⓘ
surface form:
Eurofighter Typhoon
General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper ⓘ
surface form:
MQ-9 Reaper
Panavia Tornado GR4 ⓘ
surface form:
Tornado GR4
fixed-wing aircraft ⓘ helicopters ⓘ unmanned aerial vehicles ⓘ |
| primaryTargets |
armored vehicles
ⓘ
fast attack craft ⓘ light armored vehicles ⓘ soft-skinned vehicles ⓘ tanks ⓘ |
| propulsion | solid-fuel rocket motor ⓘ |
| range |
approximately 20 km from low-altitude launch
ⓘ
greater than 20 km from high-altitude launch ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Royal Air Force
ⓘ
British Armed Forces ⓘ
surface form:
United Kingdom Armed Forces
|
| variant |
Brimstone 2
ⓘ
Brimstone 3 ⓘ |
| warheadType |
anti-armor warhead
ⓘ
tandem shaped charge ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Dual-Mode Brimstone
this entity surface form:
Brimstone missile family
this entity surface form:
Brimstone missile family
this entity surface form:
Brimstone missile system