Brimstone
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Brimstone is a British air-launched, radar-guided precision strike missile designed primarily for engaging fast-moving and armored ground targets.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
air-to-surface missile
ⓘ
precision-guided munition ⓘ |
| attackProfile | top-attack capability ⓘ |
| category |
air-launched missile
ⓘ
anti-tank guided missile ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deploymentYear | early 2000s ⓘ |
| designedBy |
MBDA UK
ⓘ
surface form:
MBDA
|
| designedFor |
engaging armoured ground targets
ⓘ
engaging fast-moving ground targets ⓘ |
| developedFrom | AGM-114 Hellfire (conceptual lineage) ⓘ |
| guidanceFeature |
ability to engage multiple targets in a salvo
ⓘ
autonomous target acquisition ⓘ |
| guidanceSystem |
dual-mode laser and radar guidance (Brimstone 2 / Dual-Mode Brimstone)
ⓘ
fire-and-forget guidance ⓘ millimetre-wave radar seeker ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Brimstone 2
ⓘ
Brimstone 3 ⓘ Brimstone missile ⓘ
surface form:
Dual-Mode Brimstone
|
| launchPlatform |
fixed-wing aircraft
ⓘ
ground launchers (surface-launched variants) ⓘ rotary-wing aircraft ⓘ unmanned aerial vehicles ⓘ |
| manufacturer | MBDA UK ⓘ |
| missionProfile |
all-weather operations
ⓘ
day-and-night operations ⓘ |
| operator |
Saudi Arabia
ⓘ
Ukraine ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originRegion | Europe ⓘ |
| primaryTargetType |
armoured vehicles
ⓘ
fast-moving ground vehicles ⓘ |
| propulsion | solid-fuel rocket motor ⓘ |
| role |
anti-armour warfare
ⓘ
close air support ⓘ |
| seekerType | active radar seeker ⓘ |
| serviceBranchUser | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| usedBy | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Libya intervention 2011
ⓘ
Operation Shader ⓘ
surface form:
Operation Shader (Iraq and Syria)
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ
surface form:
War in Afghanistan
|
| warheadType | tandem shaped-charge warhead ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.