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Air-launched cruise missile

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(Redirected from Air launched cruise missile) Type of military ranged weapon "ALCM" redirects here. For the US AGM-86 ALCM, see AGM-86 ALCM. For the Associates of the London College of Music, see London College of Music Examinations.
An AGM-86 air-launched cruise missile in flight (1980)

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.

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

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References

  1. "France & UK Launch Next-Gen Missile Project with MBDA to Replace Harpoon/Scalp/Exocet by 2030".
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