BrahMos NG Missile Prepares for Drop Tests by 2025, Deployment Expected in 2026

India is making strides in missile technology with the development of the BrahMos NG (New Generation) cruise missile. This lighter, more compact version of the BrahMos missile will offer the Indian Air Force (IAF) significantly enhanced capabilities.

Atul Dinkar Rane, Director General of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and CEO & MD of BrahMos Aerospace, recently confirmed the BrahMos NG program's progress.

Mid-2025 is the target date for critical drop and dummy tests, essential for assessing the missile's aerodynamic characteristics and its separation capabilities from the launch aircraft.

Upon successful completion of these unpowered tests, the BrahMos NG is anticipated to enter powered flight trials by the end of 2025. This accelerated timeline indicates the potential for the IAF to begin integrating the BrahMos NG into its fleet as early as 2026.

The BrahMos NG offers several key improvements over the legacy BrahMos missile. Its reduced size and weight provide greater flexibility, enabling it to be carried by a broader selection of fighter aircraft. This expands the IAF's options for deploying this powerful weapon.

Despite these changes, the BrahMos NG will retain the core capabilities of its predecessor – a 290-kilometer range and supersonic Mach 3.5 speed, ensuring the IAF can deliver precise, long-range strikes.

 

[sanket]

Good development hope Apart from Super sukhoi Once Inducted Brahmos -NG will b seen on Smaller Fighter jet Like Tejas MK1A, MIG29 Tejas MK2 & may b Mirage-2000.

 

[Ashutosh]

2025- >Su-30 se tests
Then, likely Mig 29K
And then Tejas

Phillipines Nav and AF can wait right!?

 

[Parthasarathi DasGupta]

Last 10 years hearing this.

 

[Hanshu=Agarwal]

Last 10 years hearing this.

10 year......?
BrahMos-NG First proposed 24th November 2020 three type of BrahMos-NG
1& 2 Airlaunch 300km to 800km depends on Aircraft
3rd 1500km Surface to Surface( from ship & Submarine)

 

[Apocalypse gupta]

2025- >Su-30 se tests
Then, likely Mig 29K
And then Tejas

Phillipines Nav and AF can wait right!?

Of course they can since even if they place orders for tejas today they wont get them till 5 years from now, at least. And integration of missile does not habe to be sequential. Once it has passed trials, which will probably be comducted with sukhois, it can be integrated into tejas, if need is for that.

 

[Apocalypse gupta]

All indian jets should integrate this. Will be like Indian Taurus, scalp and storm shadow missile but much better since this will be supersonic while those that I mentioned re all subsonic

 

[Frank]

They are just reducing its size.. still its taking so much time...

 

[Sandeep]

Currently I don't think the Air Force will want to buy any new Brahmos NG missiles because we have already developed our own 100% indigenously designed and developed Rudram MK1, MK2, MK3 air to surface missiles. The MK3 variant can hit targets above 300km and it will carry a larger warhead but it will hit the target above Mach 5 velocity which performs better than the Brahmos missile every time and it is compatible with all jets without needing any major modifications.

 

[Pink Panther]

Good development hope Apart from Super sukhoi Once Inducted Brahmos -NG will b seen on Smaller Fighter jet Like Tejas MK1A, MIG29 Tejas MK2 & may b Mirage-2000.

France will ask another $50Mln to integrate Indian Missiles in ancient Mirages, it is better to retire them, the additional cost is not worth it.