Surface-to-surface missile

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A surface-to-surface missile (SSM) is a

pulsejet engine
.

Contemporary surface-to-surface missiles are usually

AT-2 Swatter is an anti-tank guided missile
.

Examples of surface-to-surface missile include the MGM-140 ATACMS[2] and the Scud family of missiles.[3]

Examples

Types

There are a wide variety of surface-to-surface missiles, and they can be categorized by their intended usage, intended target (such as

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:

References

  1. ISBN 9780850451634
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  2. ^ Osborn, Kris (6 September 2016). "US Army's New Ground-Launched Missile: Raining Down Death from 500 Kilometers Away". Nationalinterest.org. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  3. ^ "SS-1 "Scud"". Missile Threat. Retrieved 2025-01-26.
  4. ^ "The Army Plans to Fire Its Version of the Navy's SM-6 Missile from This Launcher". 13 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Roketsan - KARA ATMACA Surface-To-Surface Cruise Missile".
  6. ^ a b c d "Worldwide Ballistic Missile Inventories | Arms Control Association". www.armscontrol.org. Archived from the original on 2024-12-25. Retrieved 2025-01-26.
  7. ^ "Defense Primer: Ballistic Missile Defense" (PDF). Congressional Research Service. 23 November 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
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