submarine-launched missile

The types of submarine launched missiles that exist include ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, hypersonic missiles, anti-submarine missiles, anti-air missiles.

These missiles can be used for the following missions, such as land attack, anti-ship warfare, anti-submarine warfare and anti-aircraft warfare.

The guidance systems of the missiles are varied. They can be guided by GPS, by terrain countour matching, by inertial guidance system, astral guidance systems and infrared guidance. Those systems can be combined for more reliability and precision.

The warheads used by those missile are: • HE (high explosive) • Pre-fragmented HE (high-explosive) • Penetrative warheads • Warhead with submunitions • Nuclear single warhead • Nuclear missile with multiple warheads with a MIRV system (Multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle) • Nuclear torpedoes

• Ballistic missile submarine (SSBN): these submarines launch ICBMs, usually they are large nuclear-powered submarines. But in some rare cases, diesel submarines can be adapted to launch such missiles, but few can be on the submarine. • Cruise-missile submarine (SSGN): these submarines were developed or adapted with a primary role focused on land attack. They can send missiles with nuclear and conventional warheads, although conventional warheads are a standard. • Nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSN) are multirole submarines that have the capability to launch several types of missiles, at the exception of ICBM. Most have used the torpedo tube to launch their missiles, although more and more, these submarines can be equipped with VLS sections. Most submarines become modular, and have the option for a section dedicated for a VLS system. • Conventional attack submarines can launch the same type of weapons as the nuclear attack submarines, but the volume of weapons tend to be smaller. They can also be equipped with VLS systems, although a majority of the classes use the torpedo tube to launch missiles. Some small nuclear powers (North Korea, Israel, Pakistan, and in the past India) use such missiles to operate their submarine-launched nuclear cruise missiles. For these, a VLS in the sail can be used, or the torpedo tube can be used for the missile launch. • Underwater unmanned vessels are being developed, and some might get the mission to carry and launch some missiles.

• Model — Origin — Role — Warhead type — Status — Used with — Notes • Hyunmoo 4-4 — South Korea — Land attack — Conventional HE warhead — In service — Dosan Ahn Changho class (KSS-III)

• Model — Origin — Role — Warhead type — Status — Used with — Notes • K-15 Or B-05 Sagarika — India — Land attack — Conventional (HE) and nuclear (single warhead) — In service

• Model — Origin — Role — Warhead type — Status — Used with — Notes • JL-1 — China — Land attack — Single warhead — Retired — Modified Golf class SSB Type 092 (retired) • JL-2 — China — Land attack — 1 × 1 MT warhead 3-8 × 20/90/150 kT warheads (MIRV) — In service — Type 032 Type 094 Type 094A • JL-3 — China — Land attack — 1-3 × warhead (MIRV) — In service — (Type 032) Type 094 Type 094A Type 096 • K-4 Kalam-4 — India — Land attack — Single warhead — In service • K-5 — India — Land attack — MIRV warhead — Under development — submarine • K-6 — India — Land attack — MIRV warhead — Under development — submarine • M1 — France — Land attack — 1 × MR 41 — Retired — (ships Le Redoutable, Le Terrible (S612)) • M2 — France — Land attack — 1 × MR 41 — Retired — (ships Le Redoutable, Le Terrible (S612)) • M20 — France — Land attack — 1 × TN 60 1 × TN 61 successor warhead — Retired — (ships Le Redoutable, Le Terrible (S612), Le Foudroyant (S610), L'Indomptable (S613), Le Tonnant (S614)) — Aaa • M4A — France — Land attack — TN-70 (6 × MIRV) — Retired — (ships Le Terrible (S612), Le Foudroyant (S610), L'Indomptable (S613), Le Tonnant (S614), L'Inflexible) • M4B — France — Land attack — TN-71 (6 × MIRV) — Retired — (ships Le Terrible (S612), Le Foudroyant (S610), L'Indomptable (S613), Le Tonnant (S614), L'Inflexible) • M45 — France — Land attack — TN 75 — Retired — (ships Le Triomphant, Le Téméraire, Le Vigilant) • M51.1 — France — Land attack — TN 75 (retired, 6 × MIRV) — In service — (ships Le Vigilant, Le Terrible) • M51.2 — France — Land attack — TNO ("Tête nucléaire océanique", 4 - 6 × MIRV) — In service — (ships Le Triomphant, Le Téméraire) • M51.3 — France — Land attack — TNO-2 ("Tête nucléaire océanique", 6 × MIRV) — In service — SNLE 3G (future) • M51.4 — France — Land attack — TNO-2 ("Tête nucléaire océanique", 6 × MIRV) — Under development — SNLE 3G (future) • Pukguksong-1 KN-11 (US designation) — North Korea — Land attack — Single warhead — In service • Pukguksong-3 KN-26 (US designation) — North Korea — Land attack — Single warhead — In service — Sinpo-C class • Pukguksong-4 — North Korea — Land attack — MIRV (3 warheads) — Under development — Sinpo-C class • Pukguksong-5 — North Korea — Land attack — MIRV (3 warheads) — Under development — Sinpo-C class • Pukguksong-6 — North Korea — Land attack — MIRV (3 warheads) — Under development — Sinpo-C class • Hwasong-11S — North Korea — Land attack — Single Hwasan-31 tactical nuclear warhead — In service — Sinpo class • R-11M SS-N-1B (NATO designation) — USSR — Land attack (tactical) — Conventional (HE) and nuclear (single warhead) — Retired — Zulu IV class Zulu V class Golf I class — Submarine variant of the Scud missile. • R-13 SS-N-4 Sark (NATO designation) — USSR — Land attack (strategic) — Single warhead — Retired — Golf I class Hotel I class • R-21 SS-N-5 Sark (NATO designation) — USSR — Land attack (strategic) — Single warhead — Retired — Golf II class Hotel II class • R-27 Zyb SS-N-6 Mod1 Serb (NATO designation) — USSR — Land attack (strategic) — Single warhead or MRV (3 × warheads) — Retired — Yankee I class • R-27U SS-N-6 Mod II Serb (NATO designation) — USSR — Land attack (strategic) — Single warhead or MRV (3 × warheads) — Retired — Yankee I class • R-27U SS-N-6 Mod III Serb (NATO designation) — USSR — Land attack (strategic) — MRV (3 × warheads) — Retired — Yankee III class • R-27K SS-NX-13 (NATO designation) — USSR — Anti-ship — Single manoeuvring warhead — Cancelled — — • R-29 Vysota SS-N-8 Mod 1 Sawfly (NATO designation) — USSR — Land attack (strategic) — Single warhead — Retired — Delta I class Delta II class • R-29R SS-N-18 Mod 1 Stingray (NATO designation) — USSR — Land attack (strategic) — Single warhead — Retired — Delta III class • R-29RK SS-N-18 Mod 2 Stingray (NATO designation) — USSR — Land attack (strategic) — MIRV (3 × warheads) — Retired — Delta III class • R-29RL SS-N-18 Mod 3 Stingray (NATO designation) — USSR — Land attack (strategic) — MIRV (7 × warheads) — Retired — Delta III class • R-29RM Shtil SS-N-23 Skiff (NATO designation) — USSR — Land attack (strategic) — MIRV (4 - 10 × warheads) — In service — Delta III class Delta IV class • R-29RMU2 Sineva SS-N-23A Skiff (NATO designation) — Russia — Land attack (strategic) — MIRV (4 - 10 × warheads) — In service — Delta IV class • R-29RMU2.1 Layner — Russia — Land attack (strategic) — MIRV (4 - 10 × warheads) — In service — Delta IV class • R-30 Bulava SS-N-32 (NATO designation) — Russia — Land attack (strategic) — MIRV (10 × warheads) — In service — (for testing) • R-31 SS-N-17 Snipe (NATO designation) — USSR — Land attack (strategic) — Single warhead — Retired — Yankee II class • R-39 Rif SS-N-20 Sturgeon (NATO designation) — USSR — Land attack (strategic) — MIRV (10 × warheads) — Retired • R-39M Grom SS-N-28 (NATO designation) — USSR — Land attack (strategic) — MIRV (10 × warheads) — Retired • UGM-27A Polaris (A1) — United States — Land attack — 1 × W47 Y1 — Retired • UGM-27B Polaris (A2) — United States — Land attack — 1 × W47 Y1, or 1 × W47 Y2 — Retired • UGM-27C Polaris (A3) — United States — Land attack — W58 (3 × MIRV) — Retired • UGM-27C Polaris A-3 (UK variant) — United States United Kingdom — Land attack — ET.317 (3 × same target area) — Retired • UGM-73A Poseidon (C3) — United States — Land attack — W68 (10 × W68 warheads with Mk3 MIRV) — Retired • UGM-96A Trident I (C4) — United States — Land attack — W76-0 (up to 8 × W76 warheads with Mk4 MIRV) — Retired • UGM-133A Trident II (D5) (US variant) — United States — Land attack — W76-0 (up to 8 × W76 warheads with Mk4 MIRV), or W88 (up to 8 × W88 warheads with Mk5 MIRV) — In service • UGM-133 Trident II (D5) (UK variant) — United States United Kingdom — Land attack — Currently: up to 8 × Holbrook warheads with Mk4/A MIRV. — In service — American missile with British warheads. • Future: up to 12 × A21 Astraea warheads with Mk-7 MIRV. — (future SSBN) • UGM-133 Trident II (D5LE) (US variant) — United States — Land attack — W76-1 (up to 8 × W76 warheads with Mk4A MIRV), or W76-2 (up to 8 × W76 warheads with Mk4A MIRV), or W88 (up to 8 × W88 warheads with Mk5 MIRV), or W93 (under development; up to 7 × W93 warheads with Mk7 MIRV) — In service • UGM-133 Trident II (D5LE2) (US variant) — United States — Land attack — W93 (under development; up to 7 × W93 warheads with Mk7 MIRV) — Under development

• Model — Origin — Role — Warhead type — Status — Used with — Notes • Atmaca — Turkey — Anti-ship — HE penetrating warhead — Under development — (Type 214) • Harbah — Pakistan — Anti-ship — Frag/Armour-piercing — In service — Agosta-class • BrahMos — India Russia — Land attack / Anti-ship — Conventional (HE, submunitions) — In service — Project 75(I) (in selection) Project 76 (under development) Project 77 (under development) • Exocet SM39 — France — Anti-ship — HE fragmentation warhead — In service — (Scorpène variant) (retired) (as an option) • Exocet SM40 — France — Anti-ship — HE fragmentation warhead — Under development — Potentially on: SNLE 3G • FC/ASW Future Cruise/Anti-Ship Weapon — France Italy United Kingdom — Land attack / Anti-ship — HE warhead — Potential submarine variant — Potentially on: SNLE 3G SSN-AUKUS class U212A class U212 NFS / NFS Evo class — Successor of the Harpoon, Exocet, and MdCN. • Gezgin — Turkey — Air, land, surface, and underwater attack — — — Under development — (Type 214) • Haeseong III — South Korea — Land attack — HE warhead — In service — Dosan Ahn Changho class (KSS-III) • Hyunmoo-3 C — South Korea — Land attack — HE warhead — In service — Son Won-il class (Type 214 / KSS II) • Jask-2 — Iran — Anti-ship — HE warhead — In service — Small anti-ship missile • Jask-3 — Iran — Anti-ship — HE warhead — Under development • MdCN Missile de Croisière Naval — France — Land attack — HE warhead — In service • NASM-MR — India — Anti-ship — HE warhead — Under development — Project 75(I) (in selection) • NSM-SL Naval Strike Missile - Submarine Launched — Norway — Land attack / Anti-ship — HE fragmentation warhead — Under development — Type 212CD Orka submarine programme Poland • P-900 Alfa (3M51) — Russia — Land attack / Anti-ship — HE warhead — In service • Type 12SM-ER — Japan — Anti-ship — HE warhead — Under development — Oyashio-class submarine • UGM-84 Harpoon — United States — Anti-ship — HE warhead — In service (some variants retire) — (retired) submarine (variant of the) (retired) (Type 209 / KSS I) Papanikolis class (Type 214) ' (variant of the Type 209/1500) Sohn Won-yil-class (Type 214) submarine ' (retired) (Type 214) Type 209 (capacity lost) USS Narwhal (SSN-671) (retired) — Exists in multiple variants, not all are used on all submarines, and some are already retired. • UGM-109 Tomahawk — United States — Land attack / Anti-ship — HE warhead, or submunitions warhead — In service (some variants retired, some in development) — (option) (SSGN) ' ' (retired - not all fitted with missile) (option) (being retired) USS Narwhal (SSN-671) — Some missiles are launched horizontally (usually exported missiles and the early American ones) through the torpedo tube, some are launched vertically. • Undersea Guided Weapon programme — United Kingdom — Anti-ship — — — Cancelled • YJ-82 — China — Anti-ship — HE fragmentation warhead — In service — Type 035 Type 039 Type 091 Type 093 — Submarine-launched version of the YJ-8. • YJ-18 — China — Anti-ship / anti-radiation — HE fragmentation warhead — In service — Type 093 Type 039 Type 039A Type 041 Type 095 • 3M54 Kalibr SS-N-27 Sizzler (NATO designation) — USSR — Land attack — HE warhead — In service — (option) Improved Kilo class Oscar II class — Submarine-launched Version of the Kalibr missile. • 3SM Tryffing Super Sonic Strike Missile — Norway Germany — Land attack / Anti-ship — — — Potential submarine variant — Type 212CD class • — — Japan — Land attack / Anti-ship — — — Under development — submarine — Developed by MHI, derived from the Type 12 SSM. Study to equip the Japanese submarines with VLS.

• Model — Origin — Role — Warhead type — Status — Used with — Notes • Nirbhay NGSLCM Next generation submarine launched cruise missile — India — Land attack / Anti-ship — Conventional (HE, submunitions) and nuclear (single warhead) — Under development — Project 75(I) (in selection) Project 77 (under development) (trials) • P-6 Progress SS-N-3A Shaddock (NATO designation) — USSR — Anti-ship — Conventional (4G48 shape charge warhead) and nuclear (single 20 kT warhead) — Retired — Echo II class Juliett class — Submarine variant of the P-35 missile. • P-70 Ametist SS-N-7 Starbright (NATO designation) — USSR — Anti-ship — Conventional and nuclear (single warhead) — Retired — Charlie I class • P-120 Malakhit SS-N-9 Siren (NATO designation) — USSR — Anti-ship — Conventional and nuclear (single warhead) — Retired — Charlie II class — Submarine launched variant retired. • P-500 Bazalt SS-N-12 Sandbox (NATO designation) — USSR — Anti-ship — Conventional (HE) and nuclear (single warhead) — Retired — Echo II class Juliett class — Submarine launched variant retired. • P-1000 Vulkan SS-N-12 Sandbox (NATO designation) — USSR — Anti-ship — Conventional (HE) and nuclear (single warhead) — Retired — Echo II class — Submarine launched variant retired. • P-700 Granit SS-N-19 Shipwreck (NATO designation) — USSR — Anti-ship — Conventional (HE) and nuclear (single warhead) — In service — Oscar I class Oscar II class • P-800 Bolid SS-N-26 Strobile (NATO designation) — Russia — Land attack / Anti-ship — Conventional (HE) and nuclear (single warhead) — In service — Submarine-launched Version of the P-800 Oniks. • Popeye Turbo — Israel — Land attack / Anti-ship — Conventional (HE, explosive penetrator) and nuclear (single warhead) — Speculated — Dolphin I class Dolphin II class • 3M-14 Kalibr SS-N-30A (NATO designation) — Russia — Land attack — Conventional (HE) and nuclear (single warhead) — In service — (option) Improved Kilo class Oscar II class — Improved variant of the 3M54 Klub.

• Model — Origin — Role — Warhead type — Status — Used with — Notes • Babur III — Pakistan — Land attack — 1 × warhead — In service — Hashmat class (Agosta 70A) Khalid class (Agosta 90B) • Pulhwasal-3-31 — North Korea — Land attack — 1 × warhead (Hwasan-31) — In service • P-5 Pyatyorka SS-N-3C Shaddock (NATO designation) — USSR — Land attack (strategic) — Single warhead — Retired — Echo II class Juliett class Whiskey conversion class • P-750 Grom SS-NX-27 Scotpion (NATO designation) — USSR — Land attack / Anti-ship — Nuclear (single warhead) — Cancelled — Echo II class — Derived from the Kh-80 Meteorit-A. • S-10 Granat SS-N-21 Sampson (NATO designation) — USSR — Land attack (strategic) — Single warhead — In service — Sierra I class Sierra II class Victor III class Yankee Notch class (retired) — Submarine variant of the RK-55 Relief. • SLCM-N — United States — Land attack — — — Under development • SSM-N-2 Triton — United States — Land attack — Single warhead (W27) — Cancelled — — — Submarine variant was redundant with Regulus, therefore cancelled. • SSM-N-6 Rigel — United States — Land attack — Single warhead (W5) — Cancelled — — — Submarine variant was redundant with Regulus, therefore cancelled. • SSM-N-8 Regulus — United States — Land attack — Single warhead (W5 or W27) — Retired — (USS Barbero) (USS Tunny) USS Halibut (SSGN 587) • SSM-N-9 Regulus II — United States — Land attack — Single warhead (W27) — Retired — (USS Tunny) USS Halibut (SSGN 587) • Unknown Israel nuclear missile — Israel — Land attack — 1 × warhead — In service — Dolphin II class

• Model — Origin — Role — Warhead type — Status — Used with — Notes • BrahMos-II — India Russia — Land attack / Anti-ship — Conventional (HE, submunitions) — Under development — Project 75(I) (in selection) Project 76 (under development) Project 77 (under development) • 3M22 Zircon SS-N-33 (NATO designation) — Russia — Land attack / Anti-ship — Conventional (HE) — In service — Yasen-M class

• Model — Origin — Role — Warhead type — Status — Used with — Notes • UUM-125B Sea Lance — United States — Anti-submarine — Mark 50 homing torpedo — Cancelled — ' • 91R Otvet — Russia — Anti-submarine — APR-3M homing rocket torpedo — In service — Future: — Part of the Kalibr missile family. Originally designed under designation 91RE1 as part of Club-S (export designation for submarine-launched Kalibr) to be used on exported submarines. Although Club-S is installed on those submarines, usage of the Otvet/91RE1 is unknown.

• Model — Origin — Role — Warhead type — Status — Used with — Notes • RPK-2 Vyuga (533 mm) SS-N-15 Starfish (NATO designation) — USSR — Anti-submarine — 82R torpedo, or 90R nuclear depth charge — In service • RPK-2 Vyuga (650 mm) SS-N-15 Starfish (NATO designation) — USSR — Anti-submarine — 83R torpedo, or 86R nuclear depth charge — In service — Sierra I class Sierra II class • RPK-6 Vodopad (533 mm) SS-N-16A Stallion (NATO designation) — USSR — Anti-submarine / anti-ship — UMGT -1 torpedo, or 84R or 84RN nuclear depth charge — Akula, Sierra and Typhoon • RPK-7 Veter (650 mm) SS-N-16B Stallion (NATO designation) — USSR — Anti-submarine / anti-ship — UMGT -1 torpedo, or 88R nuclear depth charge — Akula, Sierra and Typhoon — Sierra I class Sierra II class

• Model — Origin — Role — Warhead type — Status — Used with — Notes • UUM-44 SUBROC — United States — Anti-submarine — W55 nuclear depth charge — Retired — ' USS Narwhal (SSN-671) • UUM-125A Sea Lance — United States — Anti-submarine — W89 nuclear depth charge — Cancelled — '

This is a list of anti-aircraft warfare missiles that are, will or were used on submarines. Not included are MANPADS (9K32 Strela-2, 9K34 Strela-3, 9K38 Igla) used by Russian/Soviet submariners, which requires exposing the conning tower and a dedicated submariner holding the launcher to launch. • Model — Origin — Role — Status — Used with — Notes • IDAS Interactive Defence and Attack System for Submarines — Germany Norway Turkey — SHORAD Short-range air-defence — Under development — Type 212A Type 212CD — Underwater launch. • A3SM missile launcher — France — SHORAD Short-range air-defence — Under development — Potentially on: SNLE 3G — Underwater launch. • A3SM missile launcher — V/SHORAD Very short-range air-defence — Low depth launch with a deployed mast above water. • Blowfish — United Kingdom — V/SHORAD Very short-range air-defence — Retired — submarine (temporarily) — Low depth launch, 6 missiles on a mast that could be raised from the submarine's conning tower.