1. 1. INTRODUCTION MISSILE DEMONSTRATION DAMAGE CONTROL ANTI-TANKWARHEAD UPGRADE
2. 2. The Brimstone advanced anti-armour missile, developed by MBDA (formerly Alenia Marconi Systems) with Boeing as the primary subcontractor, entered a pre-production development programme in 1996. It began quantity production in late 2004.
3. 3. The Brimstone missile made its first firing against a fast in-shore attack craft in June 2012. MBDA then demonstrated its precision low collateral capability from a MQ-9 Reaper remotely-piloted aircraft in January 2014, while the maritime capability was demonstrated against a fast in-shore attack craft was in March and April of the same year.
4. 4. For low collateral damage control, the missile can be programmed not to initiate target search until it has passed a given point. This allows Brimstone to safely overfly friendly forces. Brimstone can also be programmed to cease target search beyond a determined engagement area or to accept a target only within a specified area. The missile is fitted with a programmable self- destruct mechanism.
5. 5. Brimstone is armed with a tandem high- explosive anti-tank warhead capable of penetrating explosive reactive armour. The front charge initiates the explosion of the armour and clears the path for the main charge to penetrate it with the anti-tank jet dart
6. 6. Brimstone 2, an improved version of the Brimstone missile, features new airframe, millimetre-wave (mmW) radar with semi-active laser dual mode seeker capability, and an insensitive munition (IM) rocket motor and warhead. It was fired at fast targets with a telemetry system in October 2013 and fitted to a Typhoon aircraft for the first time in December 2014. Production of Brimstone 2 began in July 2014 and the missile is expected to enter service with the UK RAF in 2018.
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