BrahMos

BrahMos - Brahmputra Moskva. Named after Indian and Russian rivers respectively.


Brahmos is a short range supersonic cruise missile manufactured by  Russian Federation's NPO Mashinostroeyeniaand India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).

It uses Remjet, a jet engine that uses engines forward motion in order to compress air which makes use of compressor unnecessary.

Ramjets work most efficiently at supersonic speeds around Mach 3 (2,284 mph; 3,675 km/h). This type of engine can operate up to speeds of Mach 6 (2,041.7 m/s; 7,350 km/h)

They need initial push, they cannot work at zero velocity motion.

•  world's faster cruise missile
• Speed Mach 2.8-3
• Can be launched from land and ship, Submarine and air launched versions under development

BrahMos-II

It is a hypersonic cruise missile under development which is expected to have a speed of mach 7 and a range of 290 km.

References -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BrahMos-II
http://www.army-technology.com/projects/brahmossupersoniccru/

Websites to look for for an enthusiast

Websites for updates related to avionics, aerospace technology, defence and related fields 

Here's the references and list of websites for those who want to dig further into the subject.Suggest other links in the comments below.Of course you can google all this but I am just saving your browsing time ;)

• http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/

• http://www.flyingbombsandrockets.com/

• http://www.postwarv2.com/ - Do visit.It is updated regularly.

• http://www.jirzy.webzdarma.cz/indexe.html

• http://missilethreat.com/

• Nuclear Arms Control - http://www.wisconsinproject.org/

• v2rocket.com

• Hindustan Aeronautics Limited - http://hal-india.com/

• http://www.geschichtsspuren.de/

• http://www.raketenspezialisten.de/