India-Russia Defense Deal: There are many strategic differences between R-37M and Brahmos cruise missile. The initial variant of Brahmos had a range of 290 kilometers. After that, its range was increased from 400 to 450 kilometers.
India-Russia Defense Deal: In Operation Sindoor, the whole world saw how India avenged the terrorist attack in Pahalgam by destroying terrorist hideouts in Pakistan and POK. After this, when the Pakistani army dared to attack India, it was also answered in its own language and in one stroke, 11 airbases were targeted and extensive damage was caused.
The role of the Indian Air Force was the most important in Operation Sindoor. The soldiers of the Air Force had caused destruction in Pakistan in a few minutes. Especially the Brahmos cruise supersonic missile had broken the spirits of Pakistan. Now the news is coming that India is going to add a new missile more deadly than Brahmos to its weapon system. New Delhi is considering buying the R-37M hypersonic air-to-air missile from Russia.
The country’s air power has got new energy and strength. A big step is being taken by India to make the Air Force more powerful. India is considering buying the R-37M hypersonic missile from Russia and then manufacturing it in the country in the future. This missile is counted among the most dangerous missiles in the world.
Russia’s R-37M hypersonic missile
According to reports, the R-37M hypersonic missile developed by Russia has been named AA-13 Exceed by NATO. It is considered to be the world’s deadliest missile in the Beyond Visual Range (BVR) category. Due to the BVR feature, it does not come under the radar of enemies, making it more dangerous.
Its range is 300 to 400 kilometers. If this missile joins the Indian fleet, then major cities of Pakistan like Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi and Rawalpindi will come under its range. The range and speed of R-37M is much more than the American AIM-120C AMRAAM and PL-15 missiles received from China from Pakistan. With this, Indian pilots can attack first and escape from a safe distance.
R-37M and Brahmos missile, which one is more powerful?
There are many strategic differences between R-37M and Brahmos cruise missile. The range of the initial variant of Brahmos was 290 kilometers. After that its range was increased from 400 to 450 kilometers. Brahmos is a supersonic cruise missile, whose speed is 2.8 times the speed of sound (Mach 2.8), which makes it more dangerous.
On the other hand, R-37M is a hypersonic air-to-air missile. It is capable of hitting the target at a speed of Mach 6 i.e. 6 times the speed of sound. Thus the R-37M is a hypersonic missile. The range of this missile is 300 to 400 kilometers. The R-37M can destroy the enemy at a speed of 7400 kilometers.