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The following is a list of cruise missiles. ... Ssupersonic, turbojet-propelled, air-launched cruise missile United States: 1,263 km (785 mi) 2.1: 4,603 kg (10,148 lb
A. ADM-20 Quail. Affordable Weapon System. AGM-84E Standoff Land Attack Missile. AGM-84H/K SLAM-ER. AGM-158 JASSM. AGM-159 JASSM.
RIM-161 Standard Missile 3. GPS / INS / semi-active radar homing /passive LWIR infrared homing seeker (KW) Unverified (≈Mach 9+) RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow. Command midcourse and Terminal Semi-active radar homing. Mach 4. RIM-174 Standard ERAM. Command midcourse and Terminal Active radar homing.
During the Cold War, both the United States and the Soviet Union experimented further with the concept, of deploying early cruise missiles from land, submarines, and aircraft. The main outcome of the United States Navy submarine missile project was the SSM-N-8 Regulus missile, based upon the V-1 but powered by an Allison J33 jet engine.
Tomahawk (missile family) For other uses, see Tomahawk (disambiguation). The BGM-109 Tomahawk (/ ˈtɒməhɔːk /) Land Attack Missile (TLAM) is an American long-range, all-weather, jet-powered, subsonic cruise missile that is primarily used by the United States Navy and Royal Navy in ship and submarine-based land-attack operations.
AGM-158C LRASM. The AGM-158C LRASM (Long Range Anti-Ship Missile) is a stealth air launch anti-ship cruise missile developed for the United States Air Force and United States Navy by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). [7] Derived from the AGM-158B JASSM-ER, the LRASM was intended to pioneer more sophisticated autonomous ...
65 × torpedoes & missiles total [ 8 ] The Virginia class, or the SSN-774 class, is the newest class of nuclear-powered cruise missile fast attack submarines in service with the United States Navy. The class is designed for a broad spectrum of open-ocean and littoral missions, including anti-submarine warfare and intelligence gathering ...
A JASSM detonates above a hardened target during tests. The AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (AGM-158 JASSM) is a low detection standoff air-launched cruise missile developed by Lockheed Martin for the United States Armed Forces. [7] It is a large, stealthy long-range weapon with a 1,000-pound (450 kg) armor piercing warhead.