Military Aircraft Systems

Air-to-Surface Missiles Objective: To identify the different types of Air-to-Surface Weapons in service with the Royal Air Force.

Brimstone

Fully autonomous, fire-and-forget anti-armour missile Tornado GR4

Brimstone Brimstone is an advanced dual-mode laser- and radar-guided weapon. It can seek and destroy armoured targets at long range. In indirect attack mode, weapons are launched when the targets and their position are not visible to the attacking aircraft. In direct attack mode the pilot uses an onboard sighting system to select the target. The target can lie off the aircraft’s track, thus the pilot does not need to manoeuvre to release the weapons.

Brimstone Dimensions: Length: 1.8m Width: 0.3m Weight: 49kg Performance: Range: 10 nmls+ Speed: Supersonic Sensor: Millimetric wave radar and laser guidance

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