On the face of it (to me at least) the Brimstone appears to be pretty similar to the Hughes AGM-124 Wasp missile in terms of size and basic function. The Tornado carries these in packs of 3 under the fuselage for a maximum of 12. I wonder if there’s a possibility of MBDA desiging pods for the Brimstone, similar in concept to that of the Wasp, for carriage of 12 to 16 weapons per pod?
By: wolfhound - 20th January 2011 at 04:35
Perhaps expense is a limiting factor, as it usually is?
By: SpudmanWP - 8th January 2011 at 20:54
1. Except for the folding wings, it would be an interesting use.
2. Brimstone can use the same launch rails as the Hellfire as it was a derivative of the AGM-114F.
http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http://www.mod.uk/dpa/projects/Brimstone.htm
By: Merlock - 8th January 2011 at 13:33
I “Bump up” the thread for two reasons:
1-wolfhound’s question is interesting, and I’d like to know more about it, please.
2-For the same reasons stated abow, could a Brimstone be adapted on a helicopter with a 4-missiles carriage, similar to the Hellfire’s ?
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