land-attack missile
Illustration — USS Sterett launching a TLAM. A land-attack missile (LAM) is a naval surface-to-surface missile that is capable of effectively attacking targets ashore, unlike specialized anti-ship missiles, which are optimized for striking other ships. Some dual-role missiles are suitable for both missions. • Illustration — A Russian Navy-launched 3M14 Kalibr land-attack missile striking a government building in Kharkiv. Like long-range anti-ship missiles, land-attack missiles are usually turbojet or turbofan powered cruise missiles.
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land-attack missile
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To prevent early detection and counter-measures, they usually fly near the ground at very low altitude, employing terrain-following techniques, either with terrain-following radar or with precise navigation system, like GPS, combined with a stored map of obstacles and ground elevation data (TERCOM). Land-attack missiles are usually programmed before launch to follow a set of way-points up to the target. Terminal guidance can be done with active radar homing, passive radar or electronic warfare support measures, infrared homing or optical guidance, or the (fixed) target was predesignated with as final way-point. Some missiles allow mid-course updates after launch and some may even send information back to the launch platform or other units.
Specific types of LAMs (current, past and under development) • Name — Origin — Maximum Range • 3M-51 Alfa — Russia Russia — 250 km • 3M-54 Kalibr — Russia Russia — 4500 km • 3M22 Zircon — Russia Russia — 1000 km • BGM-109 Tomahawk — United States — 1666 km • BrahMos — India India / Russia Russia — 900 km (Surface-launched version) • BrahMos-II — India India / Russia Russia — 1500 km • CJ-10 — China China — 1500 km • CJ-100 — China China — 2000-3000 km • Gabriel V — Israel Israel — 200 km to 400 km (124 mi – 248 mi) • Harbah — Pakistan Pakistan — 700 km • Harpoon Block 1J — United States — 280 kilometres (~174 mi) • Hermes (missile) — Russia Russia — 100 km • Hongniao — China China — 3000 km • Hsiung Feng IIE — Taiwan Taiwan — >1200 km • Hsiung Feng III — Taiwan Taiwan — 1500 km • Hwasal-2 — North Korea North Korea — 1,500–2,000 km (930–1,240 mi) • Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept — United States — >560 km • Hyunmoo-3 — South Korea South Korea — 1500 km (Hyunmoo-3C) • Joint Strike Missile — Norway Norway / United States — 555 km • Kh-59 — Russia Russia — 550 km • Otomat Mk/2E — Italy Italy — 360 km • MAS — Brazil Brazil / United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates — TBA (under development) • MdCN — France France — 1400 km • Nirbhay — India India — 1500 km • P-800 Oniks — Russia Russia — 800 km • RBS15 — Sweden Sweden — >300 km • RK-55 / S-10 — Russia Russia — 3000 km • Sea Breaker — Israel Israel — 300 kilometres (190 mi) • Wan Chien — Taiwan Taiwan — 300 km • YJ-12 — China China — 546 km • YJ-18 — China China — 540 km • YJ-62 — China China — 400 km • Yun Feng — Taiwan Taiwan — 2000 km
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- 1.U.S. Marines Experimenting with Tomahawk for Land-Attack and Anti-Ship Missions. 17 June 2021.
- 2.Center for Strategic and International Studies. Pakistan Tests Harbah Cruise Missile. Missile Threat. 8 January 2018.
- 3.Taiwan: New Hsiung Feng IIIE long-range strike missile | April 2018 Global Defense Security army news industry | Defense Security global news industry army 2018 | Archive News year. 25 April 2018.
- 4.US tested hypersonic missile in mid-March but kept it quiet to avoid escalating tensions with Russia. 5 April 2022.
- 5.Third Test Flight for DARPA's HAWC Yields New Performance Data. www.darpa.mil.
- 6.SIATT e a Marinha assinam acordo para desenvolvimento de mísseis antiaéreo e ar-superfície. Tecnodefesa. 20 February 2024.
- 7.A SIATT e a Marinha do Brasil assinam Acordo de Desenvolvimento dos Mísseis Superfície-Ar e Ar-Superfície. Defesa Aérea e Naval. 20 February 2024.
- 8.WW3 fears growing as 'Ten Thousand Swords' missile for strike on China 'Primed and Ready'. Dailystar.co.uk. 7 August 2018.
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