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The AGM-86 ALCM is an American subsonic air-launched cruise missile (ALCM) built by Boeing and operated by the United States Air Force.This missile was developed to increase the effectiveness and survivability of the Boeing B-52G and B-52H Stratofortress strategic bombers, allowing the aircraft to deliver its payload from a great distance.
Operation Senior Surprise, also known as Secret Squirrel, [1] was a long range B-52G Stratofortress cruise missile strike against Iraqi targets that initiated the bombing campaign during Desert Storm. [2] (It was given the unofficial nickname 'Operation Secret Squirrel' by the B-52 crews.)
An AGM-86 air-launched cruise missile in flight (1980) An air-launched cruise missile ( ALCM ) is a cruise missile that is launched from a military aircraft . Current versions are typically standoff weapons which are used to attack predetermined land and naval targets with conventional , nuclear or thermonuclear payloads.
A cruise missile is an unmanned self ... cruise missile, the AGM-86 ALCM. The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is the ... led to the Cruise missile) Expendable launch ...
The aircraft could soon carry as many as 36 cruise missiles, ... the B-52 bomber could carry up to 12 ... as few as five B-1 bombers could launch as many as 180 LRASM missiles at a Chinese carrier ...
AGM-129A cruise missiles being secured on a B-52H bomber. The B-52H bomber can carry up to six AGM-129A missiles on each of two external pylons for a total of 12 per aircraft. Originally, an additional 8 ACMs could be carried internally in the B-52 on Common Strategic Rotary Launchers, for a total of 20 per aircraft.
The Navy repelled multiple Houthi attacks involving at least three anti-ship cruise missiles, five anti-ship ballistic missiles, and eight one-way attack drones, the Pentagon press secretary, Air ...
The McDonnell ADM-20 Quail was a subsonic, jet powered, air-launched decoy cruise missile built by McDonnell Aircraft Corporation. The Quail was designed to be launched by the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress strategic bomber and its original United States Air Force designation was GAM-72 (GAM standing for Guided Aircraft Missile).