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This list of missiles by country displays the names of missiles in order of the country where they originate (were developed), with the countries listed alphabetically and annotated with their continent (and defence alliance, if applicable). In cases where multiple nations have developed or produced a missile, it is listed under each ...
List of Military Rockets Name Type Country of Origin AIR-2 Genie: Air-to-air rocket USA: Gimlet: Air-to-air rocket USA: Le Prieur: Air-to-air rocket France: Arash: Tactical rocket Iran: T-122 Sakarya: Tactical rocket Turkey: BORA: Tactical rocket Turkey: Kasirga rocket system: Tactical rocket Turkey: TOROS artillery rocket system: Tactical ...
View history; General ... Below is a list of missiles, ... AGM-119 Penguin (Norwegian-made; only non-US-made missile in US arsenal) AGM-122 Sidearm;
France's proximity to Russia made only Intermediate-range ballistic missiles and Submarine-launched ballistic missiles necessary for strategic deterrence, while smaller warheads have been used as free-fall bombs and on airborne cruise missiles or short-range ballistic missiles (Pluton and Hadès).
In military terminology, a rocket is a self-propelled, unguided or guided, weapon-system powered by a rocket engine. Though used primarily as medium- and long-range artillery systems, historically rockets have also seen considerable use as air-to-surface weapons, some use as air-to-air weapons, and even (in a few cases) as surface-to-air devices.
Drakon, used with the IT-1 missile tank that saw very little service. Taifun, a prototype missile that never saw production. 3M6 Shmel (AT-1 Snapper) 3M11 Falanga (AT-2 Swatter) 9M14 Malyutka (AT-3 Sagger) 9M111 Fagot (AT-4 Spigot) 9M112 Kobra (AT-8 Songster) – fired through smoothbore tank gun tubes of T-64 and T-72 tanks; 9M113 Konkurs (AT ...
A missile is an airborne ranged weapon capable of self-propelled flight aided usually by a propellant, jet engine or rocket motor. [1]Historically, 'missile' referred to any projectile that is thrown, shot or propelled towards a target; this usage is still recognized today with any unguided jet- or rocket-propelled weapons generally described as rocket artillery.
Blue Steel - Nuclear armed missile. Carried by the Avro Vulcan and Handley Page Victor V Bombers. In RAF from 1963 to 1970. Harpoon - Air-to-surface all-weather over-the-horizon anti-ship missile. Carried by the Hawker Siddeley Nimrod. Hellfire - Air-to-surface anti-tank missile. Martel - Anglo-French air-to-surface anti-radiation missile.