An air-launched cruise missile (ALCM) is a

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that is launched from a

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. Current versions are typically

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s which are used to attack predetermined land targets with conventional,

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payloads. Specific types of ALCMs (current, past and under development) include: * AGM-28 Hound Dog (USA) *

AGM-84H/K SLAM-ER The AGM-84H/K SLAM-ER (Standoff Land Attack Missile-Expanded Response) is an advanced stand off precision-guided, air-launched cruise missile produced by Boeing Defense, Space & Security for the United States Armed Forces and their allies. Deve ...

(USA) *

AGM-86 ALCM 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-52H Stratofortres ...

(USA) * AGM-129 ACM (USA) * AGM-158 JASSM (USA) *

AGM-158C LRASM The AGM-158C LRASM (Long Range Anti-Ship Missile) is a stealthy anti-ship cruise missile developed for the United States Air Force and United States Navy by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). The LRASM was intended to pionee ...

(USA) * Air-Sol Moyenne Portée ASMP (France) *ASN4G (France) *

BrahMos The BrahMos (also designated as PJ-10)BrahMos-NG The BrahMos (also designated as PJ-10)BrahMos-II (India/Russia) * CJ-10 (China) * Delilah (Israel) * Hatf-VIII (Ra'ad) (Pakistan) *

Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile The Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile (HACM) is a scramjet-powered hypersonic air-launched cruise missile project, the successor of the Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC) and the SCIFiRE hypersonic programs. Technology developed for ...

USA * Ra'ad-II (Pakistan) * Joint Strike Missile (Norway/USA) *

Kalibr The 3M-54 Kalibr, (Калибр, caliber), also referred to it as 3M54-1 Kalibr, 3M14 Biryuza (Бирюза, turquoise), (NATO reporting name SS-N-27 Sizzler and SS-N-30A) is a family of Russian cruise missiles developed by the Novator Design Bur ...

-A (Russia) * KEPD 350 (Germany/Sweden) * Kh-20 (USSR) * Kh-32 (Russia) * Kh-35 (Russia) * Kh-55/Kh-555 (USSR/Russia) * Kh-59 (USSR/Russia) *

Kh-61 The P-800 Oniks (russian: П-800 Оникс; en, Onyx), also known in export markets as Yakhont (russian: Яхонт; en, ruby), is a Soviet / Russian supersonic anti-ship cruise missile developed by NPO Mashinostroyeniya as a ramjet version of ...

(USSR/Russia) * Kh-101/102 (Russia) *

KSR-5 The Raduga KSR-5 (NATO reporting name AS-6 Kingfish) was a long-range, air-launched cruise missile and anti ship missile developed by the Soviet Union. It was essentially a scaled down version of the Kh-22 'Kitchen', built to be carried by the ...

(USSR) *

LRSO (Long Range Stand Off Weapon) The AGM-181 Long Range Stand Off Weapon (LRSO) is a nuclear-armed air-launched cruise missile under development by Raytheon Technologies that will replace the AGM-86 ALCM. Development As of August 24, 2017, Raytheon and Lockheed Martin received ...

(USA) * MICLA-BR (Brazil) *

Perseus In Greek mythology, Perseus (Help:IPA/English, /ˈpɜːrsiəs, -sjuːs/; Greek language, Greek: Περσεύς, Romanization of Greek, translit. Perseús) is the legendary founder of Mycenae and of the Perseid dynasty. He was, alongside Cadmus ...

(France/UK) * Popeye (Israel) * Saber (UAE) * SOM (Turkey) * Soumar (Iran) * Storm Shadow (France/UK) *

Ya-Ali Yā Muhammad ( ar, يَا مُحَمَّد "O Muhammad") or "Yā Rasūl Allāh" ( ar, يَا رَسُولُ الله "O Messenger of God") are Arabic expressions referring to the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Definition The phrase means "O Muhamma ...

(Iran) *

3M-51 Alfa The P-900 Alfa (or also P-900A Alfa) П-900 3М51 Альфа Alfa AFM-L, GRAU designation 3M51, is an anti-ship missile (with LACM capabilities) developed from SS-N-30 (3M14), P-800 Oniks and P-700 Granit. The missile has a Granit type engine. ...

(Russia) *

3M22 Zircon The 3M22 Zircon also spelled as 3M22 Tsirkon (russian: Циркон, NATO reporting name: SS-N-33) is a scramjet powered maneuvering anti-ship hypersonic cruise missile produced by Russia, for the Russian Navy which has launch platforms on fri ...

(Russia) *

10Kh 10Kh was the designation for the initial series of Soviet Union pulse jet engine powered air-launched cruise missiles, reverse engineered from the Fieseler Fi 103 (V-1) flying bomb, developed in the 1950s by OKB-52 under the leadership of Vladimir ...

(USSR) *

Wan Chien The Wan Chien (; Tâi-lô: bān-kiàm) is an air to ground cruise missile developed and produced by the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) of Taiwan. Design and development It partly resembles the AGM-154 Joint Sta ...

(Taiwan)

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