BFBS Creative follow along on a rare opportunity to find out more about how this lethal aid is being delivered. In this shipment a large number of Brimstone 2 missiles and numerous small arms munitions.

High-precision multi-purpose British made, Brimstone 2 missiles, have been in use in Ukraine against Russian Armour since May 2022. That was when the first claims were made that they had destroyed two Russian tanks.

Since those first reports the UK Government, along with other Western
Nations and NATO, have continued to supply arms and ammunition to Ukraine as they continue to defend against the illegal invasion by Putin's Russian forces.

For those interested in the details from open source:

Brimstone missile specifications
Weight – 50 kg
Length – 1.8 m
Diameter – 180 mm
Warhead- 6.3 kg tandem cumulative
Engine – solid fuel
Operational range – 12-20 km (Brimstone I), 40-60 km (Brimstone II)
Speed ​​- 450 m / s (Mach 1.3)
Guidance – 94-GHz active homing radar, inertial autopilot, laser guidance
Cost – £105,000 per unit

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