Brimstone missile

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air-to-surface missile anti-armor weapon precision-guided munition

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.

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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.

Brimstone → hasVariant → Brimstone missile ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dual-Mode Brimstone
Brimstone 2 → partOfFamily → Brimstone missile ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brimstone missile family
Brimstone 3 → partOfFamily → Brimstone missile ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brimstone missile family
Brimstone 3 → upgradeOf → Brimstone missile ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brimstone missile system
Typhoon FGR4 → weaponCapability → Brimstone missile ⓘ
Panavia Tornado GR4 → weaponSystem → Brimstone missile ⓘ