surface-to-surface missile

They usually have fins and/or wings for lift and stability, although hyper-velocity or short-ranged missiles may use body lift or fly a ballistic trajectory. The first operational surface-to-surface missile was the V-1 flying bomb, which was powered by a pulsejet engine. Contemporary surface-to-surface missiles are usually guided. An unguided surface-to-surface missile is usually referred to as a rocket (for example, an RPG-7 or M72 LAW is an anti-tank rocket), whereas a BGM-71 TOW or AT-2 Swatter is an anti-tank guided missile. Examples of surface-to-surface missile include the MGM-140 ATACMS and the Scud family of missiles.

• 3M-54 Kalibr • 9K720 Iskander • ALAS • BGM-109 Tomahawk • Bina • BrahMos • Hermes • Hyunmoo-3 • KARA Atmaca • Kh-35 • Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) • Luz • Martlet • MGM-140 ATACMS • Nimrod • Nirbhay • Otomat • P-800 Oniks • PARS 3 LR • Polyphem • Prahaar • Pralay • RBS-15 • Sea Breaker • Shaurya • Ure

There are a wide variety of surface-to-surface missiles. They can be categorized by their intended usage, intended target (such as anti-ship), flight profile, and launch platform. These categorizations often overlap. These types of missiles may be launched from fixed silos, road-mobile vehicle, railcar, or naval launch platforms. Cruise missiles travel at lower speeds and trajectories (often a few meters above ground), always within the atmosphere, and their motor burns during the entire flight. Ballistic missiles travel at higher speeds and trajectories with a short powered flight (boost phase) followed by a period of typically unpowered flight often exiting the atmosphere (midcourse phase), followed by a high speed unpowered terminal re-entry. They are typically classified by range band, from shortest to longest: • Short-range ballistic missile (SRBM): Range less than 1,000 km. • Medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM): Range between 1,000 km and 3,000 km. • Intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM): Range between 3,000 km and 5,500 km. • Intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM): Range greater than 5,500 km.