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Air-launched cruise missile

Type of military ranged weapon From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Air-launched cruise missile
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An air-launched cruise missile (ALCM) is a cruise missile that is launched from a military aircraft. Current versions are typically standoff weapons which are used to attack predetermined land and naval targets with conventional, nuclear or thermonuclear payloads.

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An AGM-86 air-launched cruise missile in flight (1980)

Specific types of ALCMs (current, past and under development) include:

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