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Brimstone missile class

UCAV-launched guided munition · MBDA · GB

Fire-and-forget anti-armor missile class with millimeter-wave radar and laser guidance, integrated on fast jets, UAS, and improvised ground launchers in Ukraine. Its dual-mode seeker represents the high end of precision anti-armor weapons adaptable to drone carriage.

Specifications

Class data

Brimstone missile class — Class data
Specification	Value
Type	Anti-armor guided missile
Mass class	~50 kg
Guidance	Millimeter-wave radar; dual-mode with laser

Brimstone missile class — Carrier
Specification	Value
Typical carrier	Typhoon, Protector UAS, ground launchers (Ukraine)
Role	Anti-armor salvo strike

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Brimstone missile class vs AGM-114 Hellfire class (MQ-9 employment)

Hellfire and Brimstone are the two heavy precision missiles Western air arms weigh for armed drones and helicopters. Laser guidance against millimeter-wave fire-and-forget is the doctrinal fork this comparison exposes.

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