India to Boost BrahMos Supersonic Missile’s Range To 1000 Km Thanks To Russian Upgrade Of Onyx Missile

[walterbibikow]

Work is underway in Russia to increase the range of the P-800 Onyx (SS-NX-26) sea and land-based supersonic cruise Missile to 1000 km. When initially developed by Russia, the maximum range of the Onyx was 600 km. The maximum range of the most recent Onyx variant, Onyx-M, is 800 km.

Russia’s upgrade of the Onyx could prove significant for India as the Indian BrahMos missile is based on the Onyx.

The Onyx, which was under development when the Cold War ended in 1991, was developed from the P-700 Granit missile, which in turn was developed from the P-500 Bazalt missile. While the Bazalt was powered by a turbojet, its successors – Granit and Onyx – were powered by ramjets, as is the BrahMos.

BrahMos Is Based On Onyx​

The P-800 project initially ran aground because of lack of funds. India invested $240 million to complete two decades of the missile’s development and contributed its inertial navigation system to develop the BrahMos.

The Onyx was developed by NPO Mashinostroyenie (NPOM), and the BrahMos was developed in parallel by BrahMos Aerospace, a joint venture between the DRDO and NPOM.

A source close to the military told TASS that active work is underway to increase the flight range of the Onyx supersonic sea and the land-based cruise missile.

“It is planned to increase the flight range of the supersonic Onyx to 1,000 km in the near future,” the source said.

Like the Onyx, the BrahMos has sea and ground-launched variants. Additionally, Brahmos aerospace has developed an air-launched variant of the Brahmos missile.

The sea and ground-launched variants of the BrahMos are 0.5 m shorter than the Onyx (8.4m, and 8.9m, respectively) and 0.1m smaller in diameter (0.5m and 0.6m, respectively) but weigh an identical 3000 kg.

It is widely believed that NPOM deliberately reduced the range for the BrahMos from 600 km to 300 km in order to conform to the MTCR (Missile Technology Control Regime).

BrahMos Range Extension​

Following India’s induction into the MTCR, BrahMos Aerospace extended the range of the BrahMos missile from 290 km to 500 km through tweaks such as higher altitude cruise and better fuel management.

Effectively, NPOM rolled back the range restrictions built into the missile. The 500 km variant of the BrahMos is referred to as BrahMos ER.

During Aero India 2017, DRDO Chief S Christopher told reporters that a new variant of the BrahMos with a strike range of 800 km is under development. And according to the latest reports, this missile variant will be ready for production towards end-2023.

A BrahMos official explained to the author that the 800-km range would be achieved by optimizing the cruise performance of the missile’s ramjet engine and through the use of composites to reduce missile weight, facilitating enhanced fuel load.

The BrahMos official emphasized that the weight and external dimensions of the missile would not be altered.

In April 2019, BrahMos managing co-director Alexander Maksichev told Sputnik that it’s proposed to increase the speed of BrahMos from Mach 2.8-3.0 to Mach 4.5 through optimization of its ramjet engine, thereby increasing the range of the missile further.

With a higher cruising speed, the missile would travel a longer distance.

On January 20, 2022, a BrahMos variant with increased indigenous content and improved performance was successfully tested from Integrated Test Range, Chandipur. The accompanying press release stated that the test was a major milestone for the BrahMos program.

The missile cruised at supersonic speed for its maximum range, following a modified optimal trajectory for enhanced efficiency and improved performance. The missile featuring a modified control system was fine-tuned to achieve an enhanced capability.

It’s likely the test was related to extending the range of the BrahMos beyond 500 km.

It’s not known how NPOM plans to increase the range of Onyx-M from 800 km to 1000 km, but it’s highly likely that BrahMos Aerospace will benefit from NPOM’s upgrade of Onyx. I

It’s also possible that NPOM is extending the range of the Onyx missile based on technology developed and tested to increase the range of BrahMos!

India Could Boost BrahMos Supersonic Missile's Range To 1000 Km Thanks To Russian Upgrade Of Onyx Missile

Russia's upgrade of the Onyx could prove significant for India as the Indian BrahMos missile is based on the Onyx.

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[walterbibikow]

BRAHMOS missile can fly barely 3-4 meters above the surface of the sea and as fast as Mach 3, or 3500 km/hr

P-800 Oniks is able to fly at altitudes between 5 and 15 meters above sea level, and at Mach 2.5, or 3,000 km/hr

Brahmos has improved guidance and gives accuracy below five metres using Indian, US and Russian navigation satellites., using their G30M triple satellite system - GPS, GLONASS, GAGAN, along with active radar.

The Yakhont-M, the air launched model, appears to have only active radar

On January 20, 2022, a BrahMos variant with increased indigenous content and improved performance was successfully tested from Integrated Test Range, Chandipur. The accompanying press release stated that the test was a major milestone for the BrahMos program

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[Horse_Rider]

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I've always maintained for years that Brahmos is a strategic weapon. Even when it's range was 300 KM and it was being adopted as a conventional weapon. The one that was fired by "mistake" into Pakistani airspace, was an AI test-bed. The steep turns it made, gave that away that it had some capability being put into it that was allowing it to take evasive turns to defeat AD systems. The timing was rather interesting as the PA was putting it's HQ-9 (upgraded S-300) in place.

 

[Horse_Rider]

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Work is underway in Russia to increase the range of the P-800 Onyx (SS-NX-26) sea and land-based supersonic cruise Missile to 1000 km. When initially developed by Russia, the maximum range of the Onyx was 600 km. The maximum range of the most recent Onyx variant, Onyx-M, is 800 km.

Russia’s upgrade of the Onyx could prove significant for India as the Indian BrahMos missile is based on the Onyx.

The Onyx, which was under development when the Cold War ended in 1991, was developed from the P-700 Granit missile, which in turn was developed from the P-500 Bazalt missile. While the Bazalt was powered by a turbojet, its successors – Granit and Onyx – were powered by ramjets, as is the BrahMos.

BrahMos Is Based On Onyx​

The P-800 project initially ran aground because of lack of funds. India invested $240 million to complete two decades of the missile’s development and contributed its inertial navigation system to develop the BrahMos.

The Onyx was developed by NPO Mashinostroyenie (NPOM), and the BrahMos was developed in parallel by BrahMos Aerospace, a joint venture between the DRDO and NPOM.

A source close to the military told TASS that active work is underway to increase the flight range of the Onyx supersonic sea and the land-based cruise missile.

“It is planned to increase the flight range of the supersonic Onyx to 1,000 km in the near future,” the source said.

Like the Onyx, the BrahMos has sea and ground-launched variants. Additionally, Brahmos aerospace has developed an air-launched variant of the Brahmos missile.

The sea and ground-launched variants of the BrahMos are 0.5 m shorter than the Onyx (8.4m, and 8.9m, respectively) and 0.1m smaller in diameter (0.5m and 0.6m, respectively) but weigh an identical 3000 kg.

It is widely believed that NPOM deliberately reduced the range for the BrahMos from 600 km to 300 km in order to conform to the MTCR (Missile Technology Control Regime).
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BrahMos Range Extension​

Following India’s induction into the MTCR, BrahMos Aerospace extended the range of the BrahMos missile from 290 km to 500 km through tweaks such as higher altitude cruise and better fuel management.

Effectively, NPOM rolled back the range restrictions built into the missile. The 500 km variant of the BrahMos is referred to as BrahMos ER.

During Aero India 2017, DRDO Chief S Christopher told reporters that a new variant of the BrahMos with a strike range of 800 km is under development. And according to the latest reports, this missile variant will be ready for production towards end-2023.

A BrahMos official explained to the author that the 800-km range would be achieved by optimizing the cruise performance of the missile’s ramjet engine and through the use of composites to reduce missile weight, facilitating enhanced fuel load.

The BrahMos official emphasized that the weight and external dimensions of the missile would not be altered.

In April 2019, BrahMos managing co-director Alexander Maksichev told Sputnik that it’s proposed to increase the speed of BrahMos from Mach 2.8-3.0 to Mach 4.5 through optimization of its ramjet engine, thereby increasing the range of the missile further.

With a higher cruising speed, the missile would travel a longer distance.

On January 20, 2022, a BrahMos variant with increased indigenous content and improved performance was successfully tested from Integrated Test Range, Chandipur. The accompanying press release stated that the test was a major milestone for the BrahMos program.

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The missile cruised at supersonic speed for its maximum range, following a modified optimal trajectory for enhanced efficiency and improved performance. The missile featuring a modified control system was fine-tuned to achieve an enhanced capability.

It’s likely the test was related to extending the range of the BrahMos beyond 500 km.

It’s not known how NPOM plans to increase the range of Onyx-M from 800 km to 1000 km, but it’s highly likely that BrahMos Aerospace will benefit from NPOM’s upgrade of Onyx. I

It’s also possible that NPOM is extending the range of the Onyx missile based on technology developed and tested to increase the range of BrahMos!

India Could Boost BrahMos Supersonic Missile's Range To 1000 Km Thanks To Russian Upgrade Of Onyx Missile

Russia's upgrade of the Onyx could prove significant for India as the Indian BrahMos missile is based on the Onyx.

eurasiantimes.com

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I'm excited, this created "competition" to our hi-machs missile systems. Both systems have similar range 600-650 KM.

 

[hussain0216]

I've always maintained for years that Brahmos is a strategic weapon. Even when it's range was 300 KM and it was being adopted as a conventional weapon. The one that was fired by "mistake" into Pakistani airspace, was an AI test-bed. The steep turns it made, gave that away that it had some capability being put into it that was allowing it to take evasive turns to defeat AD systems. The timing was rather interesting as the PA was putting it's HQ-9 (upgraded S-300) in place.

Is this the same type of mistake as panicking and shooting down your own helicopter in panic, that type of mistake?

 

[walterbibikow]

I'm excited, this created "competition" to our hi-machs missile systems. Both systems have similar range 600-650 KM.

Its navigation system uses an Indian chip called G3OM (GPS, GLONASS, GAGAN on a Module) which gives accuracy below five metres using Indian, US and Russian navigation satellites. The system can be used in tandem with an Inertial Navigation System to provide high-accuracy targeting without using any seeker

 

[Raj-Hindustani]

I'm excited, this created "competition" to our hi-machs missile systems. Both systems have similar range 600-650 KM.

Pakistan Air launch missile is sub-sonic but it is supersonic... It is a critical difference when come to SAM missile defence.

 

[SQ8]

Pakistan Air launch missile is sub-sonic but it is super sonic... It is a critical difference when come to SAM missile defence.

Wut?

 

[Raj-Hindustani]

Wut?

Speed...

 

[JohnyD]

Is this the same type of mistake as panicking and shooting down your own helicopter in panic, that type of mistake?

same that tested pak territory recently

 

[Horse_Rider]

Its navigation system uses an Indian chip called G3OM (GPS, GLONASS, GAGAN on a Module) which gives accuracy below five metres using Indian, US and Russian navigation satellites. The system can be used in tandem with an Inertial Navigation System to provide high-accuracy targeting without using any seeker

That's pretty standard, range is the new addition it seems. We are within 3M CEP with quad-guidance also, including old school Gyro / inertial nav, old standard but still used. Depressed trajectory, hi-machs and AI controller will now be in all capable missile systems going forward.

Pakistan Air launch missile is sub-sonic but it is supersonic... It is a critical difference when come to SAM missile defence.

Which "missile" is that? We have a few systems in place for various use cases. Just like the IA and IN's LARGE subsonic inventories, we also use sub-sonic missiles, in addition to supersonic one's.

 

[hussain0216]

same that tested pak territory recently

Is the same you shot down Bipin with?

 

[JohnyD]

Is the same you shot down Bipin with?

no, i dont think so..it was too costly to fire at one person..

 

[Raj-Hindustani]

Which "missile" is that? We have a few systems in place for various use cases. Just like the IA and IN's LARGE subsonic inventories, we also use sub-sonic missiles, in addition to supersonic one's.

Which supersonic cruise missile use by PAF? share the details please

 

[SQ8]

Speed...

Speed that generates friction and a massive IR signature. Each aspect has advantages and disadvantages.