Us Tomhawk vs Indian Brahmos: The use of missiles and drones is being seen during the ongoing war between Iran-Israel, it is enough to tell that the role of missiles in the field of military strategy is constantly increasing. Two major missiles have been in discussion amidst the recent military conflict between India and Pakistan and the increased tension in West Asia-the US Tomahawk Cruise Missile and the Jointly developed BrahMos supersonic missile of India-Russia.
What is Tom Hawk missile?
The Bunker Burrst Bomb that the US has dropped at Iran’s Fordo nuclear site was the Tomahawk missile carrying them. The 30 Tomahawk missiles left from the American submarine, who was 400 miles away with the message of destruction. The Tomahawk Land attack missile is a long range subsonic cruise missile. In 1991, this missile was first used by the US during the Gulf War. The 18.3 feet long missile weighs 3200 pounds and can take 1000 pounds of warheads. Its price is said to be 2 million US dollars.
America’s Tomahawk Cruise Missile. (Credit- Reuters)
Why is it called the elder brother of ‘BrahMos’?
America’s Tomahawk missile is compared to India’s BrahMos missile. The reason for this is that the capacity of these two missiles to penetrate the target is very accurate. The missiles of both are so fast that the air defense systems are fully capable of dodging the system. BrahMos can also be launched with land, submarine and warship and the same ability in Tomahawk. Both missiles can take traditional warheads. While TomaHock had the ability to carry nuclear weapons earlier, BrahMos may be ready to carry nuclear warheads in the future.
Indian BrahMos missile. (Credit- Reuters)
Why does Tomahawk be called Brahmos’s elder brother?
The BrahMos missile has been developed by India and Russia together, while the Tomahawk missile has been built by the US defense company Raytheon. Let’s know where and what is the difference between the two missiles.
Difference in speed
BrahMos is a supersonic missile, which runs almost three times faster than the speed of sound (Mach 2.8–3.0). Tomahawk is a subconsonic missile, which is about 880 kmph, ie there is no break of BrahMos in terms of speed.
Marak capacity of both missiles
The firepower of BrahMos normally is between 300 and 800 km, while its new versions can go up to 1,000+ km. At the same time, the range of Tomahawk ranges from about 1,600 to 2,500 km, which makes it a long distance weapon. Its range is two and a half times more than BrahMos, which makes it more deadly.
Launch platform
BrahMos can be launched from a warship, submarine, land and fighter jet (eg su-30MKI). At the same time, Tomahawk is launched with a warship, submarine and land, but the main use of it is Navy.
Warhead capacity
BrahMos is equipped with traditional explosives and is also likely to have a nuclear version in the future, while Tomahawk also comes with traditional warheads and some of its older versions had atomic capacity.
Guidance system
BrahMos runs with modern techniques like GPS, Ins and Active Radar Homing, which makes its goal penetrate with great accuracy. Tomahawk also uses technology like GPS, INS, and Tercom, which makes it very accurately targets.
Accurate target
The accuracy of BrahMos is considered less than about 1 meter, which makes it extremely effective. In this case, Tom Hawk is ahead of BrahMos somewhere. It sets an accurate target within 10 meters, which is considered very good for long distances.
Enemy ability to avoid
BrahMos is capable of dodging the enemy’s air defense system due to its excessive speed. Tomahawk specializes in escaping the enemy radar due to flying at its low height and smart navigation.
When was used?
India is developing BrahMos for a ‘Quick Strike’, especially against China and Pakistan. BrahMos has not yet been used in real war. At the same time, the US has used Tomahawk at the beginning of war in countries like Iraq, Syria and Libya. It is counted among America’s most trusted cruise missiles.
