Brimstone is a ground or air-launched attack missile developed by MBDA UK for the Royal Air Force, first meant for use against massed enemy armour. It uses a millimetre wave active radar seeker so that it can hit moving vehicles in all weather, and the dual-mode version added laser guidance after experience in Afghanistan, letting an operator pick out one target and limit collateral damage. A tandem shaped-charge warhead is built to defeat modern tanks, and three missiles ride on one launcher that occupies a single weapon station. The first version entered service on RAF Tornado aircraft in 2005, the dual-mode variant followed in 2008, and the improved Brimstone 2 entered RAF service in 2016. Germany, Qatar and Saudi Arabia have also bought it.
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developed by MBDA UK for the UK's Royal Air Force
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Brimstone is derived from the US Army Hellfire AGM-114F missile, with a weapon comprising three missiles and a launcher.
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Powered by a rocket motor it can seek and destroy targets many kilometres from launch point.
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In March 2005 the Advanced Air-Launched Anti-Armour Weapon, known as Brimstone, went into service on the Tornado GR4/4a aircraft.
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