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Optimized for release from fast moving platforms, the Brimstones are small guided missiles (which are an extensive redevelopment of the AGM-114 Hellfire) with a range of 7.5 miles. They use a millimeter wave (mmW) radar seeker with a semi-active laser (SAL) that enables final guidance to the target by either the launching platform or another plane, and are perfect for small targets, individuals, buildings and fast-moving vehicles. With a warhead of 9 kg, capable of destroying a vehicle with very low collateral damage risk, and an accuracy of about 1 – 2 meters, the dual-mode (radar – laser) Brimstone missile proved to be the weapons of choice of the RAF Tornados when engaging ground vehicles in the Libya air war in 2011. This video, shared on Twitter by user @vodk_anon show a Tornado testing the missiles back in 2005 (probably at China Lake). The directional capabilities are really impressive. #theaviationist #raf #royalairforce #brimstone #tornado #raftornado #tornadogr4