Britain ordered new air-to-surface missiles

The British Air Forces will receive new air-to-surface missiles. The British Defense Ministry ordered MBDA to manufacture a new modification of the Brimstone missile, Warspot reports, citing the ukdefencejournal.org.uk portal.

The updated version will be created on the basis of the Brimstone 2 rocket and preserve its appearance. The new missile, called the Brimstone 2 CSP (Capability Sustainment Program), will have a target hit range increased by 20% compared to its predecessor (the Brimstone 2 missile has a classified range).

At the moment, the Brimstone 2 CSP rocket completes a series of tests. Mass production is scheduled for the end of the year. The novelty will go into service with the British Air Force in 2019, and by the year 2022 will completely replace the Brimstone missiles of previous modifications.

Brimstone was developed by the international consortium MDBA for the British Air Force and is a high-tech homing air-to-ground missile. The ammunition is equipped with an active radar homing head, which makes it possible to hit moving targets with great accuracy. In addition, Brimstone can be guided by a laser beam. The RAF armed Tornado GR4 fighter-bombers and Eurofighter Typhoon fighters with Brimstone missiles. In the future, the British military plans to install Brimstone on Drones Reaper MQ-9A and Apache AH-64E attack helicopters.

Comments

[Paranoid50]

(The flight range of the Brimstone 2 rocket is classified).

From whom?

Max. launch range: .... 11,2 km
Max start-up height: ........ 6000 meters

[Nikolaevich I]

Quote: Paranoid50

Max. launch range: .... 11,2 km
Max starting height: ........ 6000 metro

You give Brimstone data, but not Brimstone 2! Do not mislead the people!

[Nikolaevich I]

PS MBDA conducted a series of test launches of the new Brimstone 2 rocket. This ammunition is a further development of a dual-channel homing missile. The aim of the latest modernization was to increase the firing range, as well as to increase the potential of a rocket during attacks of moving objects. Thanks to the new rocket engine, the maximum flight range was increased to 60 kilometers (40 kilometers when launched from a helicopter). The missile is equipped with a new warhead of greater power. The radar homing head, which received active and passive channels, underwent substantial improvements. Now the radar seeker is able to find and track high-speed and maneuvering ground targets, including those with reduced radar visibility. Saved passive laser system.

[Herculesic]

In addition to phrases from the advertising booklet, no specifics! You yourself did not find the characteristics of this rocket, or did not look? ??

[Sergey-8848]

In the published news - a controversial moment. The headline says that the Royal Air Force will receive new missiles. In the three-line text, which is the essence of the news, we are only talking about ordering a new modification of an existing rocket. + to this it still needs to be done.

[voyaka uh]

This is an air-based anti-tank missile.
Similar to Hellfire

[Magic archer]

Well, actually it’s not only similar, but her roots are Hellfire.

[Ascetic]

Quote: voyaka uh

Similar to Hellfire

Although Brimstone's ancestor is a Hellfire missile, it is not a modified American missile. The ability to withstand high values ​​of overload, surface heating associated with supersonic flight and other reasons influenced its design, although the initial plan was to just install an English Hellfire body guidance system.

[Vard]

Judging by the photo ... It is subsonic ...

[gippernano]

They walk denyushki)))))))))) Lord what rocket doesn’t he buy for a session?

[Mavrikiy]

What a big beautiful light bulb on a rocket .... Chinese?

[ADT]

If you believe the English - wiki, then Brimstone 2 has already reached in range, from a helicopter more than forty, from an airplane more than sixty km. The new one will fly away. The long-developed American JAGM from a helicopter reached 28 km.
Brimstone 2, very accurately strikes targets that move at high speeds, modular, supersonic, in general, has many advantages. It turns out the British, without much advertising noise ahead of the Americans.
Neither the United States nor Israel has anything like this missile.

[seregatara1969]

the surface of which subject?