Land-attack missile
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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.
Like long-range anti-ship missiles, land-attack missiles are usually turbojet or turbofan powered cruise missiles. 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
Some missiles allow
List of missiles
Name | Origin | Maximum Range |
---|---|---|
3M22 Zircon | Russia | 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) |
3M-51 Alfa | Russia | 250 kilometres (160 mi) |
3M-54 Kalibr
|
Russia | 4,500 kilometres (2,800 mi) |
BGM-109 Tomahawk
|
United States | 1,666 kilometres (1,035 mi)[1] |
BrahMos | India / Russia | 700 kilometres (430 mi) (Surface-launched version) |
BrahMos-II | India / Russia | 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) |
CJ-10
|
China | 1,500 kilometres (930 mi) |
CJ-100 | China | 2,000–3,000 kilometres (1,200–1,900 mi) |
Hermes (missile) | Russia | 100 kilometres (62 mi) |
Hongniao | China | 3,000 kilometres (1,900 mi) |
Hyunmoo-3 | South Korea | 1,500 kilometres (930 mi) (Hyunmoo-3C) |
Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept | United States | >560 kilometres (350 mi)[2][3] |
Hsiung Feng IIE | Taiwan | >1,200 kilometres (750 mi)[4] |
Hsiung Feng III | Taiwan | 1,500 kilometres (930 mi) |
Otomat Mk/2E | Italy | 360 kilometres (220 mi) |
Kh-59 | Russia | 550 kilometres (340 mi) |
Joint Strike Missile | Norway/ United States | 555 kilometres (345 mi) |
MdCN | France | 1,400 kilometres (870 mi) |
P-800 Oniks | Russia | 800 kilometres (500 mi) |
RBS15
|
Sweden | >300 kilometres (190 mi) |
RK-55 / S-10 | Russia | 3,000 kilometres (1,900 mi) |
Wan Chien | Taiwan | 300 kilometres (190 mi)[5] |
YJ-12 | China | 546 kilometres (339 mi) |
YJ-18 | China | 540 kilometres (340 mi) |
YJ-62 | China | 400 kilometres (250 mi) |
Yun Feng | Taiwan | 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) |
References
- ^ "U.S. Marines Experimenting with Tomahawk for Land-Attack and Anti-Ship Missions". 17 June 2021.
- ^ "US tested hypersonic missile in mid-March but kept it quiet to avoid escalating tensions with Russia". 5 April 2022.
- ^ https://www.darpa.mil/news-events/2022-07-18 [bare URL]
- ^ "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".
- ^ "WW3 fears growing as 'Ten Thousand Swords' missile for strike on China 'PRIMED and READY'". 7 August 2018.