Brimstone missile
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The Brimstone missile is a British air-launched, precision-guided anti-armor and multi-role strike weapon designed for high accuracy against moving and static targets with minimal collateral damage.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brimstone missile canonical | 2 |
| Brimstone missile family | 2 |
| Brimstone missile system | 1 |
| Dual-Mode Brimstone | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T112096 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brimstone missile Context triple: [Typhoon FGR4, weaponCapability, Brimstone missile]
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A.
Scud missiles
Scud missiles are Soviet-designed short-range ballistic missiles that gained widespread notoriety for their use by Iraq to attack coalition and civilian targets during the Gulf War.
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B.
AMRAAM air-to-air missile
The AMRAAM air-to-air missile is a widely used, beyond-visual-range, radar-guided weapon designed for modern fighter aircraft to engage and destroy airborne targets.
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C.
Tomahawk cruise missile
The Tomahawk cruise missile is a long-range, precision-guided, subsonic missile widely used by the U.S. and allied navies for land-attack missions.
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D.
Patriot missile system
The Patriot missile system is a long-range, all-altitude, air-defense system designed to detect, track, and intercept incoming aircraft, missiles, and drones, widely used by the U.S. and allied militaries.
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E.
Paveway series guided bombs
Paveway series guided bombs are laser-guided precision munitions designed to improve the accuracy and effectiveness of conventional unguided bombs against ground targets.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brimstone missile Target entity description: The Brimstone missile is a British air-launched, precision-guided anti-armor and multi-role strike weapon designed for high accuracy against moving and static targets with minimal collateral damage.
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A.
Scud missiles
Scud missiles are Soviet-designed short-range ballistic missiles that gained widespread notoriety for their use by Iraq to attack coalition and civilian targets during the Gulf War.
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B.
AMRAAM air-to-air missile
The AMRAAM air-to-air missile is a widely used, beyond-visual-range, radar-guided weapon designed for modern fighter aircraft to engage and destroy airborne targets.
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C.
Tomahawk cruise missile
The Tomahawk cruise missile is a long-range, precision-guided, subsonic missile widely used by the U.S. and allied navies for land-attack missions.
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D.
Patriot missile system
The Patriot missile system is a long-range, all-altitude, air-defense system designed to detect, track, and intercept incoming aircraft, missiles, and drones, widely used by the U.S. and allied militaries.
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E.
Paveway series guided bombs
Paveway series guided bombs are laser-guided precision munitions designed to improve the accuracy and effectiveness of conventional unguided bombs against ground targets.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
air-to-surface missile
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anti-armor weapon ⓘ precision-guided munition ⓘ |
| basedOn | AGM-114 Hellfire ⓘ |
| combatUse |
Libya intervention 2011
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War in Afghanistan ⓘ
linked to:
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
operations against ISIS in Iraq and Syria ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedFor |
air launch
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anti-armor role ⓘ engagement of moving targets ⓘ engagement of static targets ⓘ minimal collateral damage ⓘ multi-role strike ⓘ precision strike ⓘ |
| developmentStart | 1980s ⓘ |
| enteredService | 2005 ⓘ |
| exportCustomer |
Qatar
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Saudi Arabia ⓘ Ukraine ⓘ |
| feature |
autonomous target selection within a designated area
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fire-and-forget capability ⓘ high accuracy ⓘ low collateral damage ⓘ network-enabled capability in later variants ⓘ salvo launch capability ⓘ |
| guidanceSystem |
dual-mode seeker
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millimetric wave radar ⓘ semi-active laser guidance ⓘ |
| manufacturer | MBDA UK ⓘ |
| platform |
Eurofighter Typhoon
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linked to:
Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 2
MQ-9 Reaper ⓘ
linked to:
General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper
Tornado GR4 ⓘ
linked to:
Panavia Tornado GR4
fixed-wing aircraft ⓘ helicopters ⓘ unmanned aerial vehicles ⓘ |
| primaryTargets |
armored vehicles
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fast attack craft ⓘ light armored vehicles ⓘ soft-skinned vehicles ⓘ tanks ⓘ |
| propulsion | solid-fuel rocket motor ⓘ |
| range |
approximately 20 km from low-altitude launch
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greater than 20 km from high-altitude launch ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Royal Air Force
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United Kingdom Armed Forces ⓘ
linked to:
British Armed Forces
|
| variant |
Brimstone 2
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Brimstone 3 ⓘ |
| warheadType |
anti-armor warhead
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tandem shaped charge ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Brimstone missile Description of subject: The Brimstone missile is a British air-launched, precision-guided anti-armor and multi-role strike weapon designed for high accuracy against moving and static targets with minimal collateral damage.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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