List of missiles by country
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This list of missiles by country displays the names of missile
s in order of the country where they originate (were developed), with the countries listed alphabetically and annotated with their continent (and defence alliance, if applicable). In cases where multiple nations have developed or produced a missile, it is listed under each significantly participating nation. Within the lists of each country, missiles are ordered by designation and/or calling name (the latter being especially relevant for Russian/Soviet missiles). In some cases multiple listings are used, in order to provide cross-references for easier navigation. This is not a list of missiles in operational service by a particular country.
For an alphabetical list by missile name, see the list of missiles.
Argentina
Australia
Brazil
People's Republic of China
See also entries under #Republic of China (Taiwan).
Europe
France
Germany
Iran
, Iran has an active interest in developing, acquiring, and deploying a broad range of ballistic missiles, as well as developing a space launch capability. In mid-July 2008, Iran launched a number of ballistic missiles during military exercises, reportedly including the medium-range Shahab-3. Iran announced other missile and space launch tests in August and November 2008. In February 2009, Iran announced it launched a satellite into orbit and “officially achieved a presence in space.”
Iraq
Israel
Japan
South Korea
Norway
of each missile is shown in parentheses behind the proper name.
By NATO name
Serbia
(Above missiles made by Houwteq)
(Above missiles made by Denel Dynamics)
Sweden
Turkey
United Kingdom
Sample Missile MDS - "BGM-109G"
The list of U. S. missiles, sorted by ascending MDS number:
Test Vehicle Designations
Sequence Numbers:
Air Force: Consecutive numerical sequence for each missile mission type.
Army: Single numerical sequence until 1948 when the sequence numbers were restarted.
Navy: Initially even numbers transitioning to sequential.
Sample Vehicle Designation "SSM-A-2 Navaho"
Sample Test Vehicle Designation "RTV-G-1 WAC Corporal"
The list of missiles sorted by ascending Air Force 1947-1951 designations.
United States Air Force Designation System 1951 to 1955
During this timeframe, the U.S. Air Force treated missiles as pilotless aircraft.
The list of missiles sorted by ascending Air Force 1951-1955 designations.
1A version of the Falcon missile was briefly designated the F-104 before it was re-designated as the F-98.
2The X-11 and X-12 designations were assigned to one and three engine test missiles that would have been used to develop a five engine version of the Atlas missile.
United States Air Force Designation System 1955 to 1963
For all basic missions except GAR (which started at 1) the sequence number started after 67 which was the last bomber designation used for guided missiles.
Sample Air Force 1955 - 1963 Designation - "XSM - 73"
The list of missiles sorted by ascending Air Force 1955-1963 designations. *
The list of missiles sorted by ascending Navy 1941 - 1945 designations.
United States Navy Designation System 1946 - 1947
The list of missiles sorted by ascending Navy 1946-1947 designations.
United States Navy Designation System 1947 - 1963
The list of missiles sorted by ascending Navy 1947-1963 designations.
The list of missiles sorted by ascending Army 1941-1947 designations.
United States Army Designation System 1948 - 1955
The list of missiles sorted by ascending Army 1948 - 1955 designations.
United States Army Designation System 1955 - 1963
The list of missiles sorted by ascending Army 1955-1963 designations.
1Australian target missile briefly used by the United States Navy.
2The United States procured Rapier missile systems for the air defense of United States Air Force Bases in the United Kingdom.
Missile
Though a missile may be any thrown or launched object, it colloquially almost always refers to a self-propelled guided weapon system.-Etymology:The word missile comes from the Latin verb mittere, meaning "to send"...
s in order of the country where they originate (were developed), with the countries listed alphabetically and annotated with their continent (and defence alliance, if applicable). In cases where multiple nations have developed or produced a missile, it is listed under each significantly participating nation. Within the lists of each country, missiles are ordered by designation and/or calling name (the latter being especially relevant for Russian/Soviet missiles). In some cases multiple listings are used, in order to provide cross-references for easier navigation. This is not a list of missiles in operational service by a particular country.
For an alphabetical list by missile name, see the list of missiles.
ArgentinaArgentinaArgentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
(South America)
- Alacrán missile
- AS-25KAS-25KThe AS-25K is an Argentine air-to-surface missile under development by the CITEFA in 2 versions: air-sea and air-land...
anti-ship ASM - Cóndor missileCondor missileThe Argentine Condor missile program started in the 1970s as a multinational space research program with significant contract work being performed by German company MBB ....
(with major contributions of GermanGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
technology) - Cóndor 2 missileCondor missileThe Argentine Condor missile program started in the 1970s as a multinational space research program with significant contract work being performed by German company MBB ....
(in cooperation with several Middle-EastMiddle EastThe Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
ern countries) - Martin Pescador MP-1000Martin Pescador MP-1000The Martin Pescador MP-1000 was an Argentine air-to-surface missile developed by the CITEFA...
anti-ship ASM - MathogoMathogoThe Mathogo is an Argentine wire-guided anti-tank missile developed by CITEFA to supplement and eventually replace the Argentine 105-mm recoilless rifles...
anti-tank, wire-guided
AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
- IkaraIkara (missile)The Ikara missile was an Australian ship-launched anti-submarine missile, named after an Australian Aboriginal word for "throwing stick". It launched an acoustic torpedo to a range of , allowing fast-reaction attacks against submarines at ranges that would otherwise require the launching ship to...
- MalkaraMalkara missileThe Malkara missile was one of the earliest anti-tank guided missiles . It was jointly developed by Australia and the United Kingdom between 1951 and 1954, and was in service from 1958 until gradually replaced by the Swingfire missile in the late 1960s...
(joint Australian/British)
BrazilBrazilBrazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
- A-DarterA-Darter (missile)The A-Darter is a fifth generation short range infrared homing air-to-air missile, under development by South Africa's Denel Dynamics and Brazil's Mectron. It is expected to enter service with the South African Air Force, Brazilian Air Force and be offered for export...
Fifth generation short range infrared homing air-to-air missile (joint South Africa/Brazil) - AVMT-300AVMT-300The AVMT-300 is a Brazilian cruise missiles that is under development by Avibrás to the ASTROS II system. It projected to be a “economic” version of the American BGM-109 Tomahawk...
GPS and/or laser-guided long range missile. - FOG-MPMFOG-MPMFOG-MPM ' is a missile built by the Brazilian company Avibrás. Its range is about 60 km. The weight is about 34 kg. Its main use is as an anti-tank, anti-fortification and anti-helicopter missile...
Fiber Optics Guided Multiple Purpose Missile. - Mectron MAA-1 PiranhaMectron MAA-1 PiranhaThe MAA-1 Piranha 1 is a short-range infrared homing missile and the first air-to-air missile developed by Brazil for its Air Force and Navy. It was designed to replace the AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles in Brazilian service and has since been exported to Colombia and Pakistan.-History:Development of an...
Air to air missile - MAA-1BMAA-1BMAA-1B is a Brazilian air to air missile produced by Mectron. The project is under development, it will be a 4th generation missile.-Development:MAA-1B is in the final stage of development...
Air to air missile, also known as "Piranha II". - MAR-1MAR-1MAR-1 is an anti-radiation missile developed by Brazil's Mectron and the Aerospace Technical Center of the Brazilian Air Force .-Development and design:...
Anti-radiation missile. - Mectron MAA-1 PiranhaMectron MAA-1 PiranhaThe MAA-1 Piranha 1 is a short-range infrared homing missile and the first air-to-air missile developed by Brazil for its Air Force and Navy. It was designed to replace the AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles in Brazilian service and has since been exported to Colombia and Pakistan.-History:Development of an...
Short-range infrared homing air-to-air missile. - MSS-1.2MSS-1.2Mectron MSS-1.2 is a Brazilian personal missile launch system with laser guidance, used in fighting at close range. It is the standard personal missile launch system of the Brazilian army and marine corps...
Anti-tank guided missile. - MAN-1MAN-1MAN-1- is an anti-ship missile in development by MECTRON and the Brazilian Navy.It will be an anti-ship missile with a 60-70 km range.-History:...
Anti-ship missile
People's Republic of ChinaPeople's Republic of ChinaChina , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
(mainland China)
See also entries under #Republic of China (Taiwan).Republic of China (Taiwan)
See also entries under #People's Republic of China.- Hsiung Feng I (HF-1)Hsiung Feng IThe Hsiung Feng I is an anti-ship missile system developed by the Chungshan Institute of Science and Technology in Taiwan ROC between 1975 and 1978 and is essentially a derivative of the Israeli Gabriel missile Mk II...
(ship-to-ship) - Hsiung Feng II (HF-2)Hsiung Feng IIThe Hsiung Feng II is an anti-ship missile system developed by the Chungshan Institute of Science and Technology in Taiwan. The HF-2 is designed to be deployed aboard ships or at land-based facilities, an airborne version has also been developed which can be carried by the ROC Air Force's F-CK...
(guided multiplatform antiship) - Hsiung Feng IIE (HF-2E)Hsiung Feng IIEThe Hsiung Feng IIE is a surface-to-surface cruise missile system developed by the Chungshan Institute of Science and Technology in Taiwan and based upon the earlier HF-2 anti-ship missile.-Development:...
(land attack cruise missile variant of HF-2) - Hsiung Feng III (HF-3)Hsiung Feng IIIThe Hsiung Feng III is the third in the Hsiung Feng series of anti-ship missiles developed by the Chungshan Institute of Science and Technology in Taiwan...
(antiship and/or land attack cruise missile) - Sky Bow I (TK-1) (SAM)
- Sky Bow II (TK-2) (SAM)
- Sky Bow III (TK-3) (SAM)
- Sky SpearSky SpearThe Sky Spear short-range ballistic missile is a Taiwanese short-range ballistic missile capable of striking targets on mainland China. Derived from the Sky Bow II surface-to-air missile), the Tien Chi has a two-stage booster that extends over the single-stage Tien Kung-2...
(Short range SSBM) - Sky Sword I (TC-1)Sky Sword IThe TC-1 Sky Sword I is a short range infrared guided air-to-air missile developed by the Chungshan Institute of Science and Technology in Taiwan ROC, for the ROC Air Force. The missile was developed in the mid to late 1980s and is presently deployed on the ROCAF's F-CK IDF fighters...
(air-to-air) - Sky Sword II (TC-2)Sky Sword IIThe TC-2 Sky Sword II is a radar guided air-to-air missile developed by the Chungshan Institute of Science and Technology in Taiwan Republic of China during the 1990s for the ROC Air Force...
(air-to-air)
EuropeEuropeEurope is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an joint-venture (Europe; NATO)
- AIM-132 ASRAAMAIM-132 ASRAAMThe AIM-132 Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile is an infrared homing air-to-air missile, produced by MBDA. It is currently in service in the Royal Air Force and Royal Australian Air Force , replacing the AIM-9 Sidewinder...
- MBDA AsterMBDA AsterAster is a family of surface-to-air missiles manufactured by Eurosam, a European consortium consisting of MBDA France, MBDA Italy and the Thales Group .-Overview:The Aster family was developed to perform three distinct missions:...
- MBDA MeteorMBDA MeteorMeteor is an active radar guided beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile being developed by MBDA. It is to equip the Eurofighter Typhoons of the UK's Royal Air Force , Germany's Luftwaffe, Spain's Ejército del Aire and Italy's Aeronautica Militare Italiana, the British and Italian F-35s , the...
- IRIS-TIRIS-TThe IRIS-T is a German-led program to develop a short-range air-to-air missile to replace the venerable AIM-9 Sidewinder found in some of the NATO member countries...
- MartelMartel (missile)The Martel is an Anglo-French anti-radiation missile . The name Martel is a contraction of Missile, Anti-Radiation, Television, referring to the guidance options...
- Anglo-French: Models AJ 168 and AS.37 - MIM-115 Roland
- Taurus KEPD 150/350Taurus missileTAURUS KEPD 350 is a German/Swedish air-launched cruise missile, manufactured by TAURUS Systems and used by Germany and Spain. TAURUS Systems GmbH is a partnership between LFK and Saab Bofors Dynamics.-Overview:...
FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
(Europe; NATO)
- AASMAASMThe Armement Air-Sol Modulaire is a French Precision-Guided Munition developed by Sagem Défense Sécurité. AASM comprises a frontal guidance kit and a rear-mounted range extension kit matched to a dumb bomb. The weapon is modular because it can integrate different types of guidance units and...
- Aerospatiale AS-12
- ApacheMBDA ApacheThe MBDA Apache is a French-developed air-launched anti-runway missile, manufactured by European arms company MBDA. The Apache system is at the base of the SCALP EG concept, notably for the aerodynamics and the stealth feature. The SCALP EG also has a different propulsion system as well as a...
- AS.30AS-30LThe AS-30L is a French short-to-medium range air-to-ground missile which employees laser homing guidance. The AS-30L was a development of the earlier 1970s AS-30 missile, which uses MCLOS guidance via a radio command link between the aircraft to the missile. The only difference between the AS-30...
- ASMPAir-Sol Moyenne PortéeThe Air-Sol Moyenne Portée is a French air-launched nuclear missile. Part of the Force de frappe, in French nuclear doctrine it is the last-resort "warning shot" prior to a full-scale employment of strategic nuclear weapons...
- CrotaleCrotale missileThe Crotale EDIR is an all-weather short-range anti-air missile, which can be used to intercept low-flight anti-ship missiles and aircraft...
surface-to-air missile - ENTACENTACEntac or MGM-32A was a French MCLOS wire-guided Anti-tank missile. Developed in the early 1950s, the missile entered service with the French army in 1957...
- ERYXERYXERYX is a short-range portable SACLOS-based wire-guided anti-tank missile produced by European company MBDA. It is used by several countries, including the Canadian Army, French, and Norwegian armies. The weapon can also be used against bunkers and pillboxes. It also has some capability in the...
(joint French/Canadian) - HOTEuromissile HOTThe HOT is a second-generation long-range anti-tank missile system developed originally as an effort to meet a joint German-French Army requirement, by the then German firm Bolkow and the French firm Nord, to replace the older SS.11 wire guided...
(Franco-German) anti-tank missile - Exocet
- HadèsHadès (missile)The Hadès system was a short-range ballistic pre-strategic nuclear weapon system designed by France, as a last warning before use of strategic nuclear weapons, in the perspective of a Soviet invasion of Western Europe...
(cancelled) - M5
- M45M45 SLBMThe M45 SLBM is the current standard French Navy's submarine launched ballistic missile...
- M51M51 SLBMThe M51 SLBM is a submarine-launched ballistic missile, built by EADS Astrium Space Transportation, and deployed with the French Navy. Designed to replace the M45 SLBM The M51 SLBM is a submarine-launched ballistic missile, built by EADS Astrium Space Transportation, and deployed with the French...
- MagicR550 MagicThe R.550 Magic is a short-range missile designed in 1968 by French company Matra to compete with the American AIM-9 Sidewinder. On 11 January 1972, a Gloster Meteor of the centre for in-flight trials fired the R550 Magic and shot down a Nord CT20 target drone .Mass-produced from 1976, the Magic...
- MeteorMBDA MeteorMeteor is an active radar guided beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile being developed by MBDA. It is to equip the Eurofighter Typhoons of the UK's Royal Air Force , Germany's Luftwaffe, Spain's Ejército del Aire and Italy's Aeronautica Militare Italiana, the British and Italian F-35s , the...
- MICAMBDA MICAThe MBDA MICA is an anti-air multi-target, all weather, fire-and-forget short and medium-range missile system. It is intended for use both by air platforms as individual missiles as well as ground units and ships, which can be equipped with the rapid fire MICA Vertical Launch System...
- MILANMILANMILAN " is French and German for "kite bird") is a European anti-tank guided missile. Design of the MILAN started in 1962. It was ready for trials in 1971, and was accepted for service in 1972. It is a wire guided SACLOS missile, which means the sight of the launch unit has to be aimed at the...
(Franco-German) anti-tank missile - MISTRALMistralMistral commonly refers to the Mistral in southern France and SardiniaMistral may also refer to:* Mistral, various ships of the French Navy, including:** Mistral class amphibious assault ship of the French Navy...
(Multinational) surface-to-air missile - PlutonPluton (missile)The Pluton missile was a French nuclear-armed short-range ballistic missile system launched from a transporter erector launcher platform mounted on an AMX 30 tank chassis. It was designed to provide the tactical part of French nuclear deterrence during the Cold War.The Pluton came in replacement...
- ROLAND 2 surface-to-air missile (Germany/France)
- Scalp EGStorm ShadowStorm Shadow is a British, French and Italian air-launched cruise missile, manufactured by MBDA. Storm Shadow is the British name for the weapon; in French service it is called SCALP EG...
(Uk-French-Italy) - Nord SS.10SS.10SS.10 is the designation of the Nord Aviation MCLOS wire-guided anti-tank missile designed by French engineer Jean Bastien-Thiry. In American service the missile was called the MGM-21A. The missile entered service in 1955 with the French army. It was used briefly by the US army in the early 1960s...
- Aerospatiale AS.11/SS.11SS.11SS.11 is the designation of the Nord Aviation MCLOS wire-guided anti-tank missile. In American service the missile was designated the AGM-22. The missile entered service with the French Army in 1956. Production of the SS.11 ceased some time in the 1980s but in 1978 168,450 missiles had been produced...
- Nord SS.12
GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
(Europe; NATO)
- AS.34 Kormoran 1/2AS.34 KormoranThe AS.34 Kormoran is a German-produced Anti-ship missile. The Kormoran uses an inertial guidance system for the midcourse phase, switching to active radar homing during the terminal attack phase. It carries a 165 kg delay-fused warhead, designed for 90mm of penetration prior to detonation...
- MIM-115 Roland (replaced by LFK NGLFK NGLFK NG from Lenkflugkörper Neue Generation , is currently under development by LFK-Lenkflugkörpersysteme and Diehl BGT Defence as the new short-range surface-to-air missile system for the German Army as a replacement for its former Roland air defence systems and as a part of the army's new SysFla...
) - ESSMESSMThe RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile is a development of the RIM-7 Sea Sparrow missile used to protect ships from attacking missiles and aircraft. ESSM is designed to counter supersonic maneuvering anti-ship missiles...
- Eurospike (Israel/Germany)
- SM-2 IIIAStandard missileStandard Missile can refer to a family of several different American missiles:* RIM-66 Standard , a medium range surface-to-air missile, the successor of the RIM-24 Tartar missile...
- Taurus KEPD 350Taurus missileTAURUS KEPD 350 is a German/Swedish air-launched cruise missile, manufactured by TAURUS Systems and used by Germany and Spain. TAURUS Systems GmbH is a partnership between LFK and Saab Bofors Dynamics.-Overview:...
- AGM ArmigerAGM ArmigerThe ARMIGER was a missile developed by the Diehl BGT Defence to replace existing AGM-88 HARM missiles in the German Air Force by the end of the decade. It was to be an advanced high supersonic missile intended to destroy modern and future air defenses through direct hit...
- IRIS-TIRIS-TThe IRIS-T is a German-led program to develop a short-range air-to-air missile to replace the venerable AIM-9 Sidewinder found in some of the NATO member countries...
- IRIS-T SLIRIS-TThe IRIS-T is a German-led program to develop a short-range air-to-air missile to replace the venerable AIM-9 Sidewinder found in some of the NATO member countries...
- IDAS (missile)IDAS (missile)For other uses, see Idas .IDAS is a short-range missile currently being developed for the new Type 212 submarine class of the German Navy....
- PARS 3 LR
- RBS-15 (Sweden/Germany)
- GMLRS
- MEADSMeadsMeads is an area of the town of Eastbourne in the English county of East Sussex. It is situated at the westerly end of the town below the South Downs.- Boundaries :...
- RIM-116 RAM
- LFK NGLFK NGLFK NG from Lenkflugkörper Neue Generation , is currently under development by LFK-Lenkflugkörpersysteme and Diehl BGT Defence as the new short-range surface-to-air missile system for the German Army as a replacement for its former Roland air defence systems and as a part of the army's new SysFla...
- MBDA MeteorMBDA MeteorMeteor is an active radar guided beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile being developed by MBDA. It is to equip the Eurofighter Typhoons of the UK's Royal Air Force , Germany's Luftwaffe, Spain's Ejército del Aire and Italy's Aeronautica Militare Italiana, the British and Italian F-35s , the...
(Multinational) - HOTEuromissile HOTThe HOT is a second-generation long-range anti-tank missile system developed originally as an effort to meet a joint German-French Army requirement, by the then German firm Bolkow and the French firm Nord, to replace the older SS.11 wire guided...
(Franco German) anti-tank missile - MILANMILANMILAN " is French and German for "kite bird") is a European anti-tank guided missile. Design of the MILAN started in 1962. It was ready for trials in 1971, and was accepted for service in 1972. It is a wire guided SACLOS missile, which means the sight of the launch unit has to be aimed at the...
German missiles of WW2
- V-1 flying bombV-1 flying bombThe V-1 flying bomb, also known as the Buzz Bomb or Doodlebug, was an early pulse-jet-powered predecessor of the cruise missile....
- V-2 rocketV-2 rocketThe V-2 rocket , technical name Aggregat-4 , was a ballistic missile that was developed at the beginning of the Second World War in Germany, specifically targeted at London and later Antwerp. The liquid-propellant rocket was the world's first long-range combat-ballistic missile and first known...
- EnzianEnzianThe Enzian was a German WWII surface-to-air anti-aircraft missile that was the first to use an infrared guidance system...
missile - WasserfallWasserfallThe Wasserfall Ferngelenkte Flakrakete , was a World War II guided surface-to-air missile developed at Peenemünde, Germany.-Technical characteristics:...
missile - Ruhrstahl X-4Ruhrstahl X-4The Ruhrstahl X-4 was a wire guided air-to-air missile designed by Germany during World War II. The X-4 did not see operational service and thus was not proven in combat...
missile - SchmetterlingSchmetterlingThe Henschel Hs 117 Schmetterling was a German surface-to-air missile project developed during World War II. There was also an air-to-air version....
- RheinboteRheinboteRheinbote was a German short range ballistic rocket developed during World War II. It was intended to replace, or at least supplement, large-bore artillery by providing fire support at long ranges in an easily transportable form....
- RheintochterRheintochterRheintochter was a German surface-to-air missile developed during World War II. Its name comes from the mythical Rheintöchter of Richard Wagner's opera series Der Ring des Nibelungen.- History :...
- Henschel Hs 293Henschel Hs 293The Henschel Hs 293 was a World War II German anti-ship guided missile: a radio-controlled glide bomb with a rocket engine slung underneath it. It was designed by Herbert A. Wagner.- History :...
- Fritz XFritz XFritz X was the most common name for a German guided anti-ship glide bomb used during World War II. Fritz X was a nickname used both by Allied and Luftwaffe personnel. Alternate names include Ruhrstahl SD 1400 X, Kramer X-1, PC 1400X or FX 1400...
- FeuerlilieFeuerlilieFeuerlilie was the code name of a German anti-aircraft missile, which was developed in 1940 and was shelved because of problems with the controller and the drive section at the end of January 1945 in favour of other projects. The Feuerlilie was built and tested at Rheinmetall-Borsig in two...
IranIranIran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
(Asia)
, Iran has an active interest in developing, acquiring, and deploying a broad range of ballistic missiles, as well as developing a space launch capability. In mid-July 2008, Iran launched a number of ballistic missiles during military exercises, reportedly including the medium-range Shahab-3. Iran announced other missile and space launch tests in August and November 2008. In February 2009, Iran announced it launched a satellite into orbit and “officially achieved a presence in space.”- Toophan 1ToophanToophan is an Iranian anti-tank missile that is a reverse-engineered copy of the US military TOW missile. The Toophan's payload is a 3.6 kg high-explosive anti-tank warhead that can penetrate up to 550mm of steel armor. The range is 3,850m, the top speed 310m/s...
- Toophan 2Toophan 2Toophan 2 is an upgraded version of Iran's Toophan missile, which itself is a copy of the American BGM-71 TOW armor piercing, anti-tank missile.-See also:*Toophan*Military of Iran*Iranian military industry*Current Equipment of the Iranian Army...
- Toophan 5
- Saeghe 1-2
- I-RAAD & I-RAAD-TRAAD (missile)The RAAD family of missiles is manufactured in Iran and based on the Soviet 9K11 Malyutka anti-tank guided missile with a range of a few kilometres...
- Fateh-110Fateh-110The Fateh-110 , is a single-stage solid-propellant, surface-to-surface missile with at least a 200 km range, and it is produced domestically within Iran, including the solid fuel propellant. The Aerospace Industries Organization is capable of producing many types of liquid and solid propellants...
- Fajr-2
- Fajr-3, MIRV
- Fajr-5Fajr-5The Fajr-5 is an artillery rocket developed by Iran in the 1990s. The system is part of the Fajr family of rockets.-Overview:The latest production of the Fajr-5 is installed on a new Mercedes-Benz 6 x 6 forward control chassis and the platform is now integrated into a complete weapon system rather...
- Fajr-8, upgrades copy of S-200, Iranian upgrades
- Tondar-69
- OghabOghabThe Iranian Oghab missile is an unguided 230 mm artillery rocket with a range of 34-45 km . It is spin-stabilized in flight but has a proven circular error probable in excess of 500 m , making it a highly inaccurate weapon. It carries a 70 kg high explosive fragmentation warhead, though it may...
- Samid
- Qiam 1Qiam 1Qiam 1 is an Iranian missile resembling Shahab-3 variations while according to photos, it is smaller than Shahab-3. It has been tested on 20 Aug 2010 and is claimed to have more chance to evade interception because unlike other Shahab variants, it does not have fins...
- Shahab-2Shahab-2The Shahab-2 is the successor to the Iranian Shahab-1 missile.The missile has a CEP of 50 m. On November 2, 2006, Iran fired unarmed missiles to begin 10 days of military simulations. Iranian state television reported "dozens of missiles were fired including Shahab-2 and Shahab-3 missiles...
- Shahab-3 B,C,DShahab-3The Shahab-3 is a medium-range ballistic missile developed by Iran and based on the Nodong-1. The Shahab-3 has a range of ; a MRBM variant can now reach...
- Shahab-4Shahab-4The Shahab-4 aka IRIS liquid propelled missile is an alleged, and possibly fictional, programme for Iran's first missile to bring satellites into orbit....
- Shahab-5Shahab-5Shahab-5 is an alleged Iranian long-range ballistic missile. The name Shahab is a class of Iranian missiles, with a service time of 1988 to present, which comes in six variants: Shahab-1, Shahab-2, Shahab-3, Shahab-4, Shahab-5, Shahab-6.-See also:...
- Shahab-6Shahab-6Shahab-6 is the designation of an alleged and possibly fictional Iranian long-range ballistic missile project alleged to exist by Israeli sources, and supposed to be an extension of the Shahab series of missiles, and first reported to the world by Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu in 1997....
- Ghadr-110Ghadr-110The Ghadr-110 is a medium-range ballistic missile designed and developed by Iran. The missile has a range of 2,500 km to 3,000 km. The Iranian Armed Forces first displayed the missile to the public at an annual military parade to mark the Iran-Iraq war.The Ghadr-110 is an improved version of the...
- Ghadr-111
- Sayyad, upgraded copy of HQ-2, Sayyad-1A has IR tracking.
- Shahin I & IIMIM-23 HawkThe Raytheon MIM-23 Hawk is a U.S. medium range surface-to-air missile. The Hawk was initially designed to destroy aircraft and was later adapted to destroy other missiles in flight. The missile entered service in 1960, and a program of extensive upgrades has kept it from becoming obsolete. It was...
, Reverse engineer of MIM-23 HawkMIM-23 HawkThe Raytheon MIM-23 Hawk is a U.S. medium range surface-to-air missile. The Hawk was initially designed to destroy aircraft and was later adapted to destroy other missiles in flight. The missile entered service in 1960, and a program of extensive upgrades has kept it from becoming obsolete. It was...
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- R-17E, variant of Russian Scud B
- SS-N-22 Sunburn
- SS-NX-26 YakhontP-800 OniksThe P-800 Oniks for export markets; "Oniks" is onyx, and "Yakhont" is ruby or sapphire in English) is a Russian supersonic anti-ship cruise missile developed by NPO Mashinostroyeniya as a ramjet version of P-80 Zubr. Its GRAU designation is 3M55...
- Raduga Kh-55Raduga Kh-55The Kh-55 is a Soviet/Russian air-launched cruise missile, designed by MKB Raduga. It has a range of up to and can carry conventional or nuclear warheads...
, also called X-55
- NoorNoor (missile)Noor is a long-range anti-ship cruise missile manufactured by Iran, based on the Chinese C-802.Noor has a range of 200km and is powered by Toloue-4, an Iranian version of the French Microturbo TRI 60 engine...
- KowsarKowsarKowsar is a medium-range, land-based anti-ship missile made by Iran. It can defeat electronic jamming systems and "cannot be thrown off course", according to Iranian officials....
- SilkwormSilkworm missileThe Shang Yo or SY-series , and the Hai Ying or HY-series were early Chinese anti-ship missiles. They were derived from the Soviet P-15 Termit missile.The HY-1 and HY-2 received the NATO reporting name Silkworm...
, Capable of manufacture the missiles.
- HootHoot (missile)Hoot is an Iranian supercavitation torpedo that travels at approximately 360 km/h, several times faster than a conventional torpedo. It was test-fired successfully from a surface ship against a dummy submarine during the Iranian military exercise "Great Prophet" ) on 2 April 2006 and 3 April...
- SaeghehSaeghehThe Saegheh or "Saeqeh-1" and "Saeqeh-2" is a short-range surface-to-surface missile, and possibly an unmanned aerial vehicle developed indigenously by Iran...
- Zelzal-1Zelzal-1Zelzal-1 is an Iranian-made heavy artillery rocket with an estimated range of 150 km.-See also:*Zelzal-2*Zelzal-3*Military of Iran*Iran's missile forces*Iranian military industry*Current Equipment of the Iranian Army...
- Zelzal-2Zelzal-2Zelzal-2 is an unguided Iranian 610 mm heavy artillery rocket that can carry a 600 kg warhead an estimated . The missile is thought to be based on the Soviet FROG-7 missile, with development begun in 1990....
- Zelzal-3Zelzal-3Zelzal-3 is an Iranian-made solid propellant missile, with an estimated range of 400 km.-See also:*Zelzal-1*Zelzal-2*Military of Iran*Iran's missile forces*Iranian military industry*Current Equipment of the Iranian Army...
- Ashoura
- Sajjil 1, 2SajjilThe Sejil missile , also known as Sajjil, is a family of Iranian solid-fueled ballistic missiles. The Sejil are replacements for the Shahab liquid-fueled ballistic missiles...
- Nasr-1Nasr-1Nasr-1 Is a domestically-manufactured highly accurate Iranian short range cruise missile capable of evading radar. It has the capability of destroying 3,000-tonne targets such as warships. Nasr-1 missile can be launched from both inland bases and offshore military vessels and being modified to be...
IraqIraqIraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
(Asia)
- Al-Samoud 2Al-Samoud 2Al-Samoud was a liquid-fuel ballistic missile developed by Iraq in the years between the Gulf War and the American Invasion.- Development :...
- Abadil-100
- Al Fahd 300
- Al Fahd 500
- Al HusseinAl Hussein (missile)Al Hussein or al-Husayn is the designation of an Iraqi ballistic missile. The missile was the result of upgrading the Soviet made Scud in order to achieve a longer range...
- Al Hijarah
- Al Abbas
- Badr 2000
- Project 144
- Tammuz-1
- Al Abid
- FROG-7FROG-7The 9K52 Luna-M is a Soviet short-range ballistic missile complex. The 9M21 missiles are unguided and spin-stabilized. "9K52" is its GRAU designation. Its NATO reporting name is FROG-7....
- ScudScudScud is a series of tactical ballistic missiles developed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War, and exported widely to other countries. The term comes from the NATO reporting name SS-1 Scud which was attached to the missile by Western intelligence agencies...
- BM-21 MRL 122 mm
- ASTROS II MRL 127 mm (60+)
- BM-13/-16 MRL 132 mm
- ASTROS SS-30 MRL 180 mm
- Ababeel-50 MRL 262 mm (50+)
- ASTROS SS-60 300 mm
IsraelIsraelThe State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
(Asia)
- Arrow missile (Anti-ballistic)
- Barak missileBarak SAMBarak is an Israeli surface-to-air missile designed to be used as a point-defense missile system on warships, defending against aircraft, anti-ship missiles, and UAVs.-Barak I:...
(Naval point defense) - Delilah missileDelilah missileThe Delilah missile is a cruise missile developed in Israel by Israel Military Industries , built to target moving and re-locatable targets with a CEP of - Overview :...
(Cruise missile of several variants: drone, air-to-ground, possible anti-radiation variant as well) - Gabriel missileGabriel missileGabriel missiles, created by Israel Aircraft Industries, are a range of anti-ship missiles that use the technique of sea-skimming.- Origin :...
(Ship-to-ship and air-to-ship variants) - Iron DomeIron DomeIron Dome is a mobile air defense system in development by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems designed to intercept short-range rockets and artillery shells. The system was created as a defensive countermeasure to the rocket threat against Israel's civilian population on its northern and southern...
(anti-short range rocket) - Jericho missileJericho missileJericho is a general designation given to the Israeli ballistic missiles. The name is taken from the first development contract signed between Israel and Dassault in 1963, with the codename as a reference to the Biblical city of Jericho...
(Ground-to-ground ballistic) - LAHATLAHATThe LAHAT is a third generation semi-active laser homing low-weight anti-tank guided missile developed since 1992 and manufactured by Israel Aerospace Industries...
(Guided anti-tank) - NimrodNimrod (missile)Nimrod is a long-range air-to-surface and surface-to-surface missile developed by Israel Aerospace Industries. While primarily designed for anti-tank use, it provides standoff strike capability against a variety of point targets such as APCs, ships, bunkers, personnel concentrations and...
(Guided anti-tank) - Popeye missile (Air-to-ground cruise missile. U.S. designation AGM-142 Have NapAGM-142 Have NapThe Popeye is an air to ground missile developed and in use by Israel, of which several types have been developed for Israeli and export users. A substantially modified long range cruise missile variant of the Popeye Turbo is believed to be used to arm the Israeli submarine based nuclear forces...
. Possibly larger derivatives exist as well, including a submarine-launched variant) - Python 5 (Air-to-air, also ground-to-air variant named SPYDERSPYDERThe SPYDER is an anti-aircraft missile system developed by the Israeli company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, which is fitted atop a Czech Tatra truck...
) - ShavitShavitShavit is a space launch vehicle produced by Israel to launch small satellites into low earth orbit. It was first launched on September 19, 1988 , making Israel the eighth country to have a space launch capability after the USSR, United States, France, Japan, People's Republic of China, United...
(Space launcher) - Spike/Gil missileSpike (missile)Spike is a fourth generation man-portable fire-and-forget anti-tank guided missile with tandem-charged HEAT warhead, developed and designed by the Israeli company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and in service with a number of nations....
(Portable guided anti-tank)
JapanJapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
(Asia)
- AAM-1Mitsubishi AAM-1The Mitsubishi AAM-1 was a Japanese air-to-air missile developed from the AIM-9E Sidewinder missile. Approximately 330 were produced between 1969 and 1971. Its performance characteristics are similar to Sidewinder, but it is slightly shorter and lighter, with a maximum range of just 4.3 miles....
(Type 69 Air-to-Air Missile) - AAM-2Mitsubishi AAM-2The Mitsubishi AAM-2 was a Japanese air-to-air missile. It was an improved AAM-1 with an all-aspect seeker, but did not enter production....
(Program was canceled) - AAM-3Mitsubishi AAM-3The Mitsubishi AAM-3 is a short-range air-to-air missile developed in Japan. It has been operated since 1990, and is expected to ultimately replace the US AIM-9 Sidewinder, the missile upon which the AAM-3 is based....
(Type 90 Air-to-Air Missile) - AAM-4Mitsubishi AAM-4The Mitsubishi AAM-4 is a medium-range active radar-guided air-to-air missile developed in Japan and intended to replace the semi-active radar homing AIM-7 Sparrow missile in service...
(Type 99 Air-to-Air Missile)- AAM-4B
- AAM-5Mitsubishi AAM-5The Mitsubishi AAM-5 is a short-range air-to-air missile developed in Japan. According to a report by Janes.com dated January 31, 2007, the XAAM-5 is a prototype that is undergoing testing and is expected to enter service in 2008.-Specifications:* Length: 2,860 mm* Diameter: 126 mm* Wing...
(Type 04 Air-to-Air Missile)- AAM-5B (Development)
- ASM-1Type 80 Air-to-Ship MissileType 80 Air-to-Ship Missile is an Air-to-ship missile developed in Japan.The missile is primarily intended as an air launched coastal defence weapon. In fact it is somewhat more capable than this, able to engage both sea and land targets such as buildings and bridges...
(Type 80 Air-to-Ship Missile) - ASM-1CType 91 Air-to-Ship MissileThe Type 91 Air-to-Ship Missile is an Air-to-ship missile developed in Japan.An air launched variant of the SSM-1, the ASM-1C is carried by Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force P-3C Orions and their successor, the Kawasaki P-1....
(Type 91 Air-to-Ship Missile) - ASM-2Type 93 Air-to-Ship MissileThe Type 93 Air-to-Ship Missile is an Air-to-ship missile developed in Japan.This missile is used by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force....
(Type 93 Air-to-Ship Missile)- ASM-2B
- ATM-1Type 64 MATThe was a Japanese wire guided anti-tank missile developed during the late 1950s. The missile is a broadly similar to the Swiss/German Cobra and the 9M14 Malyutka...
(Type 64 Anti-Tank Missile) - ATM-2Type 79 Jyu-MATThe is a Japanese SACLOS guided anti-tank missile that entered service with the JGSDF in 1984. It was initially issued to coastal defence units, intended to destroy troop and vehicle landing ships as they approached the shoreline. It is also known as KAM-9....
(Type 79 Anti-Landing craft and Anti-Tank Missile) - ATM-3Type 87 Chu-MATThe Chū-MAT is a Japanese laser guided anti-tank missile in service with the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Forces. It had been created as a front-line replace for the Type 64 MAT, pressed into service with the Type 79 Jyu-MAT.-History:...
(Type 87 Anti-Tank Missile) - ATM-4Type 96 Multi-Purpose Missile SystemThe is an Anti-tank/Landing craft missile used by the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. It is the first Japanese missile system that uses a complete digitally controlled interface.- History :...
(Type 96 Multi-Purpose Missile System) - ATM-5Type 01 LMATThe is a Japanese man-portable fire-and-forget anti-tank missile. Development began in 1993 at Kawasaki Heavy Industries and was accepted into service in 2001. During development, the missile was designated with the codename XATM-5...
(Type 01 Light Anti-Tank Missile) - ATM-6 (Medium-Range Multi-Purpose Missile)
- SAM-1Type 81 Surface-to-Air MissileThe Type 81 Surface-to-Air Missile or Tan-SAM is a Japanese developed surface-to-air missile currently in service with the Japan Self-Defense Forces.-Development:...
(Type 81 Short-Range Surface-to-Air Missile)- SAM-1B
- SAM-1C
- SAM-2Type 91 Surface-To-Air missileis a Japanese man-portable surface-to-air missile. Its appearance is similar to the US-made FIM-92 Stinger anti-aircraft missile.In the ranks of the JSDF, the Type 91 is known as Hand Arrow.-History:...
(Type 91 Portable Surface-to-Air Missile)- SAM-2B
- SAM-3Type 93 Surface-to-Air MissileThe is a surface to air missile used by the Japanese Self-Defense Forces. It is the vehicle-borne version of the Type 91 missile.It's known in JSDF ranks as the Closed Arrow.-Description:...
(Type 93 Short-Range Surface-to-Air Missile) - SAM-4Type 3 Chū-SAMor SAM-4 or is a Japanese developed surface-to-air missile currently in service with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Forces.-See also:* List of missiles* Anti-ballistic missileComparable SAMs:*MIM-104 Patriot* Akash missile* S-300* KS-1* HQ-9...
(Type 03 Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missile)- SAM-4B (Development)
- Type 11 Short-Range Surface-to-Air Missile
- SSM-1Type 88 Surface-to-Ship MissileThe Type 88 Surface-to-Ship Missile is a surface-to-ship missile developed in Japan.-Overview:SSM-1 is an improved and land launched version of ASM-1...
(Type 88 Surface-to-Ship Missile)- SSM-1C
- SSM-1BType 90 Ship-to-Ship MissileType 90 Ship-to-Ship Missile is a ship-to-ship missile developed in Japan. It is a ship launch variant of the SSM-1 .The JMSDF's RGM-84 Harpoon is being replaced by the Type 90....
(Type 90 Ship-to-Ship Missile Missile) - SM-3 Block-II/IIARIM-161 Standard Missile 3The RIM-161 Standard Missile 3 is a ship-based missile system used by the US Navy to intercept short-to intermediate-range ballistic missiles as a part of Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System. Although primarily designed as an anti-ballistic missile, the SM-3 has also been employed in an...
(Joint development with U.S) - Type 73 (Type 73 lightweight torpedo)
- Type 80 (Type 80 heavyweight torpedo)
- Type 89Type 89 torpedoThe Type 89 torpedo is a Japanese submarine-launched homing torpedo produced by Mitsubishi heavy industries. It was developed in the early 1980s, and is similar in capabilities to the U.S. Mark 48 ADCAP torpedo. It entered service in the 1990s and is currently carried aboard the Harushio, Oyashio...
(Type 89 heavyweight torpedo) - Type 97Type 97 torpedoThe Type 97 was a diameter torpedo used by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Intended for use with Japan's Ko-hyoteki class midget submarines, the torpedo was based on the Type 93 "Long Lance" used by larger Japanese submarines, but redesigned to meet the smaller physical dimensions...
(Type 97 lightweight torpedo) - Type 07 (Type 07 Vertical Launched ASROC)
South KoreaSouth KoreaThe Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
(Asia)
- Baeksangeo (White Shark) heavyweight torpedo
- Cheolmae-2KM-SAMThe KM-SAM which is also known as the Cheolmae-2 or MSAM is a Korean medium range SAM system that is developed by ADD with technical support from Antey concern and Fakel....
(KM-SAM) surface-to-air missile - Cheongsangeo (Blue Shark) lightweight torpedo
- HaeseongHae SungSSM-700K Hae Sung I Anti-ship Missile is a ship launched anti-ship cruise missile developed by the Korea Agency for Defense Development , Nex1 Future and the Republic of Korea Navy in 2003...
anti-ship missile - Hongsangeo (Red Shark) rocket-based torpedo and anti-submarine missile (K-ASROCASROCASROC is an all-weather, all sea-conditions anti-submarine missile system. Developed by the United States Navy in the 1950s, it was deployed in the 1960s, updated in the 1990s, and eventually installed on over 200 USN surface ships, specifically cruisers, destroyers, and frigates...
) - Hyunmoo IIIHyunmoo IIIHyunmoo-3 is a new cruise missile that is to be fielded with the military of Republic of Korea. It is designed by Agency for Defense Development...
cruise missile
NorwayNorwayNorway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
(Europe; NATO)
- PenguinPenguin missileThe Penguin anti-ship missile , made by Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace of Norway from the early 1970s and continually upgraded since, is a passive-IR seeker based short-to-medium range naval guided missile...
(U.S. DoD AVD code: AGM-119) - Naval Strike MissileNaval Strike MissileThe Naval Strike Missile is an anti-ship and land-attack missile developed by the Norwegian company Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace , and whose initial serial production contract was signed in June 2007. It has been chosen by the Royal Norwegian Navy for its new Fridtjof Nansen class frigates and...
By Russian designation
The NATO reporting nameNATO reporting name
NATO reporting names are classified code names for military equipment of the Eastern Bloc...
of each missile is shown in parentheses behind the proper name.
- 2K11 missile (SA-4 Ganef)
- 2K22 missile (SA-19/SA-N-11 Grison)
- 3M9 missileSA-6 GainfulThe 2K12 "Kub" mobile surface-to-air missile system is a Soviet low to medium-level air defence system designed to protect ground forces from air attack. "2К12" is the GRAU designation of the system...
(SA-6 Gainful) - 4K40/4K51 missile (SS-N-2 Styx)
- 4K60/4K65 missiles (SA-N-3 Goblet)
- 9K33 missile (SA-8/SA-N-4 Gecko)
- 9K37 missile (SA-11/SA-N-7 Gadfly)
- 9K38 missile (SA-17/SA-N-12 Grizzly)
- 9K330/9K331/9K332 missiles (SA-15/SA-N-9 Gauntlet)
- 82R missileSS-N-15The RPK-2 Viyuga cruise missile is a complex Russian submarine launched missile. Its NATO reporting name is Starfish ....
(SS-N-15 Starfish) - 86R/88R missileSS-N-16SS-N-16 Stallion refers to a Soviet 650 mm anti-ship missile that was deployed between 1979 and 1981. The name is a combination of the American designation of SS-N-16 and the NATO term of Stallion for Soviet RU-100s.It refers to either...
(SS-N-16 Stallion) - GR-1 Global RocketGlobal Rocket 1The Global Rocket 1 was a Fractional Orbital Bombardment System intercontinental ballistic missile developed but not deployed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War...
fractional orbital bombardment system missile (SS-X-10 Scrag) - Igla missileSA-18 GrouseThe 9K38 Igla is a Russian/Soviet man-portable infrared homing surface-to-air missile . "9K38" is the Russian GRAU designation of the system...
(SA-18/SA-N-10 Grouse) - Igla-1 missile (SA-16 Gimlet)
- K-5 missileKaliningrad K-5The Kaliningrad K-5 , also known as RS-1U or product ShM, was an early Soviet air-to-air missile.-History:...
(AA-1 Alkali) - K-8 missileKaliningrad K-8The Kaliningrad K-8 was a medium-range air-to-air missile developed by the Soviet Union for interceptor aircraft use.Developed by OKB-339/NII-339...
(AA-3 Anab) - K-9 missileRaduga K-9The Raduga K-9 was a long-range air-to-air missile developed by the Soviet Union in the late 1950s. It was designed by MKB Raduga, a division of aircraft maker Mikoyan-Gurevich. The K-9 was also known as the K-155, and would apparently have had the service designation R-38...
(AA-4 Awl) - K-13 missileVympel K-13The K-13 is an short-range, infrared homing air-to-air missile developed by the Soviet Union. It is similar in appearance and function to the American AIM-9 Sidewinder from which it was reverse-engineered...
(AA-2 Atoll) - KSR-2Raduga KSR-2The Raduga KSR-2 was a Soviet cruise missile developed to replace the KS-1 Komet . It was developed in 1958 and entered service in 1962...
(AS-5 Kelt) - MR-UR-100 Sotka intercontinental ballistic missile (SS-17 Spanker)
- P-1 missile (SS-N-1 Scrubber)
- P-270/Kh-41SS-N-22SS-N-22 Sunburn is the NATO reporting name for two unrelated Soviet anti-ship missiles. Although the missiles were very different, distinguishing between them is difficult because their ship-mounted launching containers were identical. Confusion was exacerbated by the Soviet practice of mixing...
long-range anti-shipping missile (SS-N-22/ASM-MSS Sunburn) - P-700 GranitP-700 GranitThe P-700 Granit is a Soviet and Russian naval anti-ship cruise missile. Its GRAU designation is 3M45, its NATO reporting name SS-N-19 Shipwreck...
(SS-N-19 Shipwreck) - R-1R-1 (missile)The R-1 rocket was a copy of the German V-2 rocket manufactured by the Soviet Union. Even though it was a copy, it was manufactured using Soviet industrial plants and gave the Soviets valuable experience which later enabled the USSR to construct its own much more capable rockets.In 1945 the...
theatre ballistic missile (SS-1 Scunner) - R-2 theatre ballistic missile (SS-2 Sibling)
- R-4 missileBisnovat R-4The Bisnovat R-4 was an early Soviet long-range air-to-air missile. It was used primarily as the sole weapon of the Tupolev Tu-128 interceptor, matching its RP-S Smerch radar .-History:Development of the R-4 began in 1959,...
(AA-5 Ash) - R-5M rocket (SS-3 Shyster)
- R-7 SemyorkaR-7 SemyorkaThe R-7 was a Soviet missile developed during the Cold War, and the world's first intercontinental ballistic missile. The R-7 made 28 launches between 1957 and 1961, but was never deployed operationally. A derivative, the R-7A, was deployed from 1960 to 1968...
intercontinental ballistic missile (SS-6 Sapwood) - R-9 DesnaR-9 DesnaThe R-9 was a two stage ICBM of the Soviet Union.Designed in 1959 and first tested in 1961, the R-9 was a great improvement over previous Soviet missile designs...
intercontinental ballistic missile (SS-8 Sasin) - R-11ScudScud is a series of tactical ballistic missiles developed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War, and exported widely to other countries. The term comes from the NATO reporting name SS-1 Scud which was attached to the missile by Western intelligence agencies...
tactical ballistic missile (SS-1b ScudScudScud is a series of tactical ballistic missiles developed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War, and exported widely to other countries. The term comes from the NATO reporting name SS-1 Scud which was attached to the missile by Western intelligence agencies...
) - R-12 Dvina theatre ballistic missile (SS-4 Sandal)
- R-13 submarine-launched ballistic missile (SS-N-4 Sark)
- R-14 UsovayaR-14 UsovayaThe R-14 Chusovaya was a theatre ballistic missile developed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War. It was given the NATO reporting name SS-5 Skean and was known by GRAU index 8K65. It was designed by Mikhail Kuzmich Yangel. Chusovaya is the name of a river in Russia...
theatre ballistic missile (SS-5 Skean) - R-15 submarine-launched ballistic missile
- R-16R-16The R-16 was the first successful intercontinental ballistic missile deployed by the Soviet Union. In the West it was known by the NATO reporting name SS-7 Saddler, and within Russia, it carried the GRAU index 8K64.- Description :...
intercontinental ballistic missile (SS-7 Saddler) - R-21 submarine-launched ballistic missile (SS-N-5 Serb)
- R-23 missileVympel R-23The Vympel R-23 is a medium-range air-to-air missile developed by the Soviet Union for fighter aircraft. An updated version with greater range, the R-24, replaced it in service...
(AA-7 Apex) - R-26 intercontinental ballistic missile (SS-8 Sasin)
- R-27R-27 (missile)The R-27 Zyb was a submarine-launched ballistic missile developed by the Soviet Union and employed by the Soviet Navy from 1968 through 1988. NATO assigned the missile the reporting name SS-N-6 Serb. In the USSR, it was given the GRAU index 4K10...
submarine-launched ballistic missile (SS-N-6 Serb) - R-27 missile (AA-10 Alamo)
- R-33 missileVympel R-33The Vympel R-33 is a long-range air-to-air missile developed by the Soviet Union. It is the primary armament of the MiG-31 interceptor, intended to attack large high-speed targets such as the SR-71 Blackbird, the B-1 Lancer bomber, and the B-52 Stratofortress....
(AA-9 Amos) - R-36 intercontinental ballistic missile (SS-9 Scarp and SS-18 Satan)
- R-39 missileR-39 missileThe R-39 Rif, or Rif-Ma was a Russian submarine launched ballistic missile . It had the NATO reporting name of SS-N-20 Sturgeon and the bilateral arms control designation RSM-52...
(SS-N-20 Sturgeon) - R-40 missileBisnovat R-40The Bisnovat R-40 was a long-range air-to-air missile developed in the 1960s by the Soviet Union specifically for the MiG-25 interceptor, but can also be carried by the later MiG-31...
(AA-6 Acrid) - R-46 intercontinental ballistic missile
- R-60 missileMolniya R-60The Molniya R-60 is a lightweight air-to-air missile designed for use by Soviet fighter aircraft. It has been widely exported, and remains in service with the CIS and many other nations....
(AA-8 Aphid) - R-73 missileVympel R-73The Vympel R-73 developed by Vympel machine-building design bureau, is the most modern Russian short-range air-to-air missile.-Development:...
(AA-11 Archer) - R-77 missileVympel R-77The Russian R-77 Missile is a medium range, air-to-air, active radar-guided missile system. It is the Russian counterpart to the American AIM-120 AMRAAM missile, thus gaining a nickname: Amraamski....
(AA-12 Adder) - R-300 Elbrus theatre ballistic missile (SS-1c ScudScudScud is a series of tactical ballistic missiles developed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War, and exported widely to other countries. The term comes from the NATO reporting name SS-1 Scud which was attached to the missile by Western intelligence agencies...
) - R-400 OkaR-400 OkaThe OTR-23 Oka was a mobile theatre ballistic missile deployed by the Soviet Union near the end of the Cold War to replace the obsolete SS-1C 'Scud B'. It carried the GRAU index 9K714 and was assigned the NATO reporting name SS-23 Spider...
mobile theatre ballistic missile (SS-23 Spider) - RS-24RS-24The RS-24 Yars is a Russian MIRV-equipped, thermonuclear intercontinental ballistic missile first tested on May 29, 2007 after a secret military R&D project, to replace the older R-36 and UR-100N that have been already used almost for 50 years. RS-24 is a missile that is heavier than the current...
intercontinental ballistic missile (Unknown) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6700585.stm - RT-1RT-1The RT-1 was an early intercontinental ballistic missile design that was tested but not deployed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War. It was not assigned a NATO reporting name, but did carry the industry designation 8K95....
theatre ballistic missile - RT-2RT-2The RT-2 was an intercontinental ballistic missile deployed by the Soviet Union from 1969 through 1996. It was assigned the NATO reporting name SS-13 Savage and carried the industry designation 8K98. It was probably designed by the V.N...
intercontinental ballistic missile (SS-13 Savage) - RT-2PM Topol mobile intercontinental ballistic missile (SS-25 Sickle)
- RT-2UTTH Topol MRT-2UTTH Topol MThe RT-2UTTKh «Topol-M» is one of the most recent intercontinental ballistic missiles to be deployed by Russia , and the first to be developed after the dissolution of the Soviet Union....
mobile intercontinental ballistic missile (SS-27) - RT-15RT-15The RT-15 was a mobile theatre ballistic missile deployed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War. It was assigned the NATO reporting name SS-14 Scamp and carried the industry designation 8K96....
mobile theatre ballistic missile (SS-14 Scamp) - RT-20RT-20 (missile)The RT-20 was an intercontinental ballistic missile developed but not deployed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Control system for it was designed at NPO "Electropribor"...
intercontinental ballistic missile (SS-15 Scrooge) - RT-21 Temp 2SRT-21 Temp 2SThe RT-21 Temp 2S was a mobile intercontinental ballistic missile developed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War. It was assigned the NATO reporting name SS-16 Sinner and carried the industry designation 15Zh42....
mobile intercontinental ballistic missile (SS-16 Sinner) - RT-21M Pioner mobile medium range ballistic missile (SS-20 Saber)
- RT-23 MolodetsRT-23 MolodetsThe RT-23 was a Soviet ICBM developed and produced by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau before 1991. It is cold launched, and comes in silo and railway car based variants...
intercontinental ballistic missile (SS-24 Scalpel) - RT-25RT-25The RT-25 was a medium-range ballistic missile program that was proposed by not developed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War. It did not receive a NATO reporting name but did have an industry designation of 8K97.- External links :*...
theatre ballistic missile - S-25 missileSA-1 GuildThe S-25 Berkut is a surface-to-air guided missile, the first operational SAM system in the world. Its NATO reporting name is SA-1 Guild. It was used only to defend Moscow, while the more mobile S-75 would be used in almost all other roles...
(SA-1 Guild) - S-75 missile (SA-2/SA-N-2 Guideline)
- S-125 missile (SA-3/SA-N-1 Goa)
- S-200 missile (SA-5 Gammon)
- S-300P missile (SA-10 Grumble/SA-N-6/SA-20 Gargoyle/SA-X-21 Triumf)
- S-300V missile (SA-12 Gladiator/Giant)
- Strela-1 missileSA-9 GaskinThe warhead was primarily intended to impact the target directly, and had contact and magnetic fuzes, but also contained a back-up optical proximity fuze to detonate the warhead in case of a near miss...
(SA-9 Gaskin) - Strela-2 missile (SA-7/SA-N-5 Grail)
- Strela-3 missile (SA-14/SA-N-8 Gremlin)
- Strela-10 missileSA-13 GopherThe 9K35 Strela-10 is a highly mobile, visually aimed, optical/infra-red guided, low-altitude, short-range surface to air missile system. "9K35" is its GRAU designation; its NATO reporting name is SA-13 "Gopher".-Development:...
(SA-13 Gopher) - TR-1 TempTR-1 TempThe TR-1 Temp is a mobile theatre ballistic missile developed and deployed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War. It was assigned the NATO reporting name SS-12 Scaleboard and carried the industrial designation 9M76...
theatre ballistic missile (SS-12 / SS-22 Scaleboard) - UR-100UR-100The UR-100 was an intercontinental ballistic missile developed and deployed by the Soviet Union from 1966 to 1996. УР in its designation stands for "универсальная ракета"...
intercontinental ballistic missile (SS-11 Sego) - UR-100N intercontinental ballistic missile (SS-19 Stiletto)
- UR-200UR-200The UR-200 was an intercontinental ballistic missile developed by OKB-52 of Vladimir Nikolaevich Chelomey in the Soviet Union. It was known during the Cold War by the NATO reporting name SS-10 Scrag and internally by the GRAU index 8K81...
intercontinental ballistic missile (SS-X-10 Scrag)
By NATO nameNATO reporting nameNATO reporting names are classified code names for military equipment of the Eastern Bloc...
- AA-1 Alkali / Kaliningrad K-5Kaliningrad K-5The Kaliningrad K-5 , also known as RS-1U or product ShM, was an early Soviet air-to-air missile.-History:...
- AA-2 Atoll / Vympel K-13Vympel K-13The K-13 is an short-range, infrared homing air-to-air missile developed by the Soviet Union. It is similar in appearance and function to the American AIM-9 Sidewinder from which it was reverse-engineered...
- AA-3 Anab / Kaliningrad K-8Kaliningrad K-8The Kaliningrad K-8 was a medium-range air-to-air missile developed by the Soviet Union for interceptor aircraft use.Developed by OKB-339/NII-339...
- AA-4 Awl / K-9 missileRaduga K-9The Raduga K-9 was a long-range air-to-air missile developed by the Soviet Union in the late 1950s. It was designed by MKB Raduga, a division of aircraft maker Mikoyan-Gurevich. The K-9 was also known as the K-155, and would apparently have had the service designation R-38...
- AA-5 Ash / R-4 missileBisnovat R-4The Bisnovat R-4 was an early Soviet long-range air-to-air missile. It was used primarily as the sole weapon of the Tupolev Tu-128 interceptor, matching its RP-S Smerch radar .-History:Development of the R-4 began in 1959,...
- AA-6 Acrid / R-40 missileBisnovat R-40The Bisnovat R-40 was a long-range air-to-air missile developed in the 1960s by the Soviet Union specifically for the MiG-25 interceptor, but can also be carried by the later MiG-31...
- AA-7 Apex / R-23 missileVympel R-23The Vympel R-23 is a medium-range air-to-air missile developed by the Soviet Union for fighter aircraft. An updated version with greater range, the R-24, replaced it in service...
- AA-8 Aphid / R-60 missileMolniya R-60The Molniya R-60 is a lightweight air-to-air missile designed for use by Soviet fighter aircraft. It has been widely exported, and remains in service with the CIS and many other nations....
- AA-9 Amos / R-33 missileVympel R-33The Vympel R-33 is a long-range air-to-air missile developed by the Soviet Union. It is the primary armament of the MiG-31 interceptor, intended to attack large high-speed targets such as the SR-71 Blackbird, the B-1 Lancer bomber, and the B-52 Stratofortress....
- AA-10 Alamo / R-27 missile
- AA-11 Archer / R-73 missileVympel R-73The Vympel R-73 developed by Vympel machine-building design bureau, is the most modern Russian short-range air-to-air missile.-Development:...
- AA-12 Adder R-77 missileVympel R-77The Russian R-77 Missile is a medium range, air-to-air, active radar-guided missile system. It is the Russian counterpart to the American AIM-120 AMRAAM missile, thus gaining a nickname: Amraamski....
- AS-1 Kennel anti-shippingRaduga KS-1 KometThe Raduga KS-1 Komet , also referred to as AS-1 and KS-1 was a short range air-to-surface missile developed by the Soviet Union, and carried only on the Tupolev Tu-4K 'Bull' and, more notably, on the Tupolev Tu-16 'Badger'.Development was begun in 1947 along with a related ground-launched...
- AS-2 Kipper anti-shippingRaduga K-10SThe Raduga K-10S was a Soviet supersonic anti-ship missile that was usually nuclear-armed. Its development began in 1955, and it entered service with the Soviet armed forces in 1961...
- AS-3 Kangaroo nuclear anti-shippingRaduga Kh-20The Raduga Kh-20 was a cruise missile armed with a nuclear warhead which was developed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War. The Kh-20 was designed to be air-launched.-Background:...
- AS-4 Kitchen anti-shippingRaduga Kh-22The Raduga Kh-22 is a large, long-range anti-ship missile developed by the Soviet Union. It was intended for use against US Navy aircraft carriers and carrier battle groups, with either a conventional or nuclear warhead.-Development:...
- AS-5 Kelt air-to-surfaceRaduga KSR-2The Raduga KSR-2 was a Soviet cruise missile developed to replace the KS-1 Komet . It was developed in 1958 and entered service in 1962...
- AS-6 Kingfisher anti-shippingRaduga KSR-5The Raduga KSR-5 was a long-range, air launched cruise missile and anti ship missile developed by the Soviet Union....
- AS-7 KerryKh-23The Zvezda Kh-66 and Kh-23 Grom are a family of early Soviet tactical air-to-surface missiles with a range of 10 km. They were intended for use against small ground or naval targets. The Kh-66 was effectively a heavy-warhead, beam-riding version of the K-8 air-to-air missile rushed into...
- (SA-1 Guild) S-25 missileSA-1 GuildThe S-25 Berkut is a surface-to-air guided missile, the first operational SAM system in the world. Its NATO reporting name is SA-1 Guild. It was used only to defend Moscow, while the more mobile S-75 would be used in almost all other roles...
- (SA-2/SA-N-2 Guideline) S-75 missile
- (SA-3/SA-N-1 Goa) S-125 missile
- (SA-N-3 Goblet) 4K60/4K65 missiles
- (SA-4 Ganef) 2K11 missile
- (SA-5 Gammon) S-200 missile
- (SA-6 Gainful) 3M9 missileSA-6 GainfulThe 2K12 "Kub" mobile surface-to-air missile system is a Soviet low to medium-level air defence system designed to protect ground forces from air attack. "2К12" is the GRAU designation of the system...
- (SA-7/SA-N-5 Grail) Strela-2 missile
- (SA-8/SA-N-4 Gecko) 9K33 missile
- (SA-9 Gaskin) Strela-1 missileSA-9 GaskinThe warhead was primarily intended to impact the target directly, and had contact and magnetic fuzes, but also contained a back-up optical proximity fuze to detonate the warhead in case of a near miss...
- (SA-10 Grumble/SA-N-6/SA-20 Gargoyle/SA-X-21 Triumf) S-300P missile
- (SA-11/SA-N-7 Gadfly) 9K37 missile
- (SA-12 Gladiator/Giant) S-300V missile
- (SA-13 Gopher) Strela-10 missileSA-13 GopherThe 9K35 Strela-10 is a highly mobile, visually aimed, optical/infra-red guided, low-altitude, short-range surface to air missile system. "9K35" is its GRAU designation; its NATO reporting name is SA-13 "Gopher".-Development:...
- (SA-14/SA-N-8 Gremlin) Strela-3 missile
- (SA-15/SA-N-9 Gauntlet) 9K330/9K331/9K332 missiles
- (SA-16 Gimlet) Igla-1 missile
- (SA-17/SA-N-12 Grizzly) 9K38 missile
- (SA-18/SA-N-10 Grouse) Igla missileSA-18 GrouseThe 9K38 Igla is a Russian/Soviet man-portable infrared homing surface-to-air missile . "9K38" is the Russian GRAU designation of the system...
- (SA-19/SA-N-11 Grison) 2K22 missile
- SS-1 Scunner / R-1R-1 (missile)The R-1 rocket was a copy of the German V-2 rocket manufactured by the Soviet Union. Even though it was a copy, it was manufactured using Soviet industrial plants and gave the Soviets valuable experience which later enabled the USSR to construct its own much more capable rockets.In 1945 the...
- SS-1b ScudScudScud is a series of tactical ballistic missiles developed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War, and exported widely to other countries. The term comes from the NATO reporting name SS-1 Scud which was attached to the missile by Western intelligence agencies...
/ R-11 - SS-1c ScudScudScud is a series of tactical ballistic missiles developed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War, and exported widely to other countries. The term comes from the NATO reporting name SS-1 Scud which was attached to the missile by Western intelligence agencies...
/ R-300 - SS-2 Sibling / R-2R-1 (missile)The R-1 rocket was a copy of the German V-2 rocket manufactured by the Soviet Union. Even though it was a copy, it was manufactured using Soviet industrial plants and gave the Soviets valuable experience which later enabled the USSR to construct its own much more capable rockets.In 1945 the...
- SS-3 Shyster / R-5
- SS-4 Sandal / R-12 Dvina
- SS-5 Skean / R-14 UsovayaR-14 UsovayaThe R-14 Chusovaya was a theatre ballistic missile developed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War. It was given the NATO reporting name SS-5 Skean and was known by GRAU index 8K65. It was designed by Mikhail Kuzmich Yangel. Chusovaya is the name of a river in Russia...
- SS-6 Sapwood / R-7 SemyorkaR-7 SemyorkaThe R-7 was a Soviet missile developed during the Cold War, and the world's first intercontinental ballistic missile. The R-7 made 28 launches between 1957 and 1961, but was never deployed operationally. A derivative, the R-7A, was deployed from 1960 to 1968...
- SS-7 Saddler / R-16R-16The R-16 was the first successful intercontinental ballistic missile deployed by the Soviet Union. In the West it was known by the NATO reporting name SS-7 Saddler, and within Russia, it carried the GRAU index 8K64.- Description :...
- SS-8 Sasin / R-9 DesnaR-9 DesnaThe R-9 was a two stage ICBM of the Soviet Union.Designed in 1959 and first tested in 1961, the R-9 was a great improvement over previous Soviet missile designs...
- SS-8 Sasin / R-26 (mistaken identification by NATO)
- SS-9 Scarp / R-36
- SS-10 Scrag / Global Rocket 1Global Rocket 1The Global Rocket 1 was a Fractional Orbital Bombardment System intercontinental ballistic missile developed but not deployed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War...
- SS-11 Sego / UR-100UR-100The UR-100 was an intercontinental ballistic missile developed and deployed by the Soviet Union from 1966 to 1996. УР in its designation stands for "универсальная ракета"...
- SS-12 Scaleboard / TR-1 TempTR-1 TempThe TR-1 Temp is a mobile theatre ballistic missile developed and deployed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War. It was assigned the NATO reporting name SS-12 Scaleboard and carried the industrial designation 9M76...
- SS-13 Savage / RT-2RT-2The RT-2 was an intercontinental ballistic missile deployed by the Soviet Union from 1969 through 1996. It was assigned the NATO reporting name SS-13 Savage and carried the industry designation 8K98. It was probably designed by the V.N...
- SS-14 Scamp / RT-15RT-15The RT-15 was a mobile theatre ballistic missile deployed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War. It was assigned the NATO reporting name SS-14 Scamp and carried the industry designation 8K96....
- SS-15 Scrooge / RT-20RT-20 (missile)The RT-20 was an intercontinental ballistic missile developed but not deployed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Control system for it was designed at NPO "Electropribor"...
- SS-16 Sinner / RT-21 Temp 2SRT-21 Temp 2SThe RT-21 Temp 2S was a mobile intercontinental ballistic missile developed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War. It was assigned the NATO reporting name SS-16 Sinner and carried the industry designation 15Zh42....
- SS-17 Spanker / MR-UR-100 Sotka
- SS-18 Satan / R-36M
- SS-19 Stiletto / UR-100N
- SS-20 Saber / RT-21M Pioner
- SS-21 Scarab / OTR-21 Tochka
- SS-22 Scaleboard / TR-1 TempTR-1 TempThe TR-1 Temp is a mobile theatre ballistic missile developed and deployed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War. It was assigned the NATO reporting name SS-12 Scaleboard and carried the industrial designation 9M76...
- SS-23 Spider / R-400 OkaR-400 OkaThe OTR-23 Oka was a mobile theatre ballistic missile deployed by the Soviet Union near the end of the Cold War to replace the obsolete SS-1C 'Scud B'. It carried the GRAU index 9K714 and was assigned the NATO reporting name SS-23 Spider...
- SS-24 Scalpel / RT-23 MolodetsRT-23 MolodetsThe RT-23 was a Soviet ICBM developed and produced by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau before 1991. It is cold launched, and comes in silo and railway car based variants...
- SS-25 Sickle / RT-2PM Topol
- SS-27 / RT-2UTTH Topol MRT-2UTTH Topol MThe RT-2UTTKh «Topol-M» is one of the most recent intercontinental ballistic missiles to be deployed by Russia , and the first to be developed after the dissolution of the Soviet Union....
- SS-N-1 Scrubber / P-1 missile
- SS-N-2 Styx / 4K40/4K51 missile
- SS-N-4 Sark / R-13
- SS-N-5 Serb / R-21
- SS-N-6 Serb / R-27R-27 (missile)The R-27 Zyb was a submarine-launched ballistic missile developed by the Soviet Union and employed by the Soviet Navy from 1968 through 1988. NATO assigned the missile the reporting name SS-N-6 Serb. In the USSR, it was given the GRAU index 4K10...
- SS-N-15 Starfish 82R missileSS-N-15The RPK-2 Viyuga cruise missile is a complex Russian submarine launched missile. Its NATO reporting name is Starfish ....
- SS-N-16 Stallion 86R/88R missileSS-N-16SS-N-16 Stallion refers to a Soviet 650 mm anti-ship missile that was deployed between 1979 and 1981. The name is a combination of the American designation of SS-N-16 and the NATO term of Stallion for Soviet RU-100s.It refers to either...
- SS-N-19 Shipwreck / P-700 rocket
- SS-N-20 Sturgeon / R-39 missileR-39 missileThe R-39 Rif, or Rif-Ma was a Russian submarine launched ballistic missile . It had the NATO reporting name of SS-N-20 Sturgeon and the bilateral arms control designation RSM-52...
- SS-N-21 Sampson / Raduga Kh-55Raduga Kh-55The Kh-55 is a Soviet/Russian air-launched cruise missile, designed by MKB Raduga. It has a range of up to and can carry conventional or nuclear warheads...
- SS-N-22 Sunburn / P-270 missile
- SS-N-23 Skif / SS-N-23SS-N-23The R-29RM Shtil is a liquid propellant, submarine-launched ballistic missile in use by Russia. It has the alternate Russian designations RSM-54 and 3M27...
- SS-N-25 Switchblade / Kh-35
- SS-N-27 Sizzler / 3M-54 Klub
- SS-X-10 Scrag / Global Rocket 1Global Rocket 1The Global Rocket 1 was a Fractional Orbital Bombardment System intercontinental ballistic missile developed but not deployed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War...
/ GR-1 - SS-X-10 Scrag / UR-200UR-200The UR-200 was an intercontinental ballistic missile developed by OKB-52 of Vladimir Nikolaevich Chelomey in the Soviet Union. It was known during the Cold War by the NATO reporting name SS-10 Scrag and internally by the GRAU index 8K81...
SerbiaSerbiaSerbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
(Europe)
- ALAS (Advanced Light Attack System) Long-range multipurpose guided missile
RSA Series
- RSA-1 (Variant of the Jericho IIJericho missileJericho is a general designation given to the Israeli ballistic missiles. The name is taken from the first development contract signed between Israel and Dassault in 1963, with the codename as a reference to the Biblical city of Jericho...
) - RSA-2 (Variant of the Jericho IIJericho missileJericho is a general designation given to the Israeli ballistic missiles. The name is taken from the first development contract signed between Israel and Dassault in 1963, with the codename as a reference to the Biblical city of Jericho...
) - RSA-3
- RSA-4 (Variant of the ShavitShavitShavit is a space launch vehicle produced by Israel to launch small satellites into low earth orbit. It was first launched on September 19, 1988 , making Israel the eighth country to have a space launch capability after the USSR, United States, France, Japan, People's Republic of China, United...
)
(Above missiles made by Houwteq)
Other
- A-DarterA-Darter (missile)The A-Darter is a fifth generation short range infrared homing air-to-air missile, under development by South Africa's Denel Dynamics and Brazil's Mectron. It is expected to enter service with the South African Air Force, Brazilian Air Force and be offered for export...
- R-DarterR-Darter (missile)The R-Darter is an beyond visual range air-to-air missile guided by an active radar homing seeker. It was designed and manufactured by the South African firm Kentron, now known as Denel Dynamics....
- IngweIngwe (missile)The Ingwe is a modern South African multi-role laser guided anti-tank guided missile manufactured by Denel Dynamics .The missile was designed to be employed in various roles, either by infantry...
- MokopaMokopaThe Mokopa is a South African air-to-ground missile, designed primarily for use as an anti-tank weapon. It is currently in its final stages of development, and is being integrated onto the South African Air Force's Rooivalk attack helicopters. The missile is produced by Denel Dynamics, formerly...
- MUPSOW (Multi-Purpose Stand Off Weapon)
- Torgos Air-Launched Cruise Missile
- Umkhonto
(Above missiles made by Denel Dynamics)
SwedenSwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
(Europe)
- RBS-15
- RB 04RB 04The RB-04 is a long-range fire-and-forget air-to-surface, anti-ship missile. The missile was known as the "RB-304" during development and early service years....
- Rb 05Rb 05The Rb 05A is a short-range air-to-surface missile that was developed in the 1960s by the Swedish company Saab-Scania, Missiles and Electronics.-History:...
- RBS 70RBS 70RBS 70 is a man-portable air-defense system designed for anti-aircraft warfare in all climate zones and with little to no support from other forces. Originally designed and manufactured by the Swedish defence firm of Bofors Defence...
- RBS 23RBS 23The RBS 23, designated BAMSE, is a Swedish medium range, all-weather capable air defense system developed by Bofors and Ericsson . BAMSE is designed for protection of military facilities, ground forces and high value infrastructures...
- Taurus missileTaurus missileTAURUS KEPD 350 is a German/Swedish air-launched cruise missile, manufactured by TAURUS Systems and used by Germany and Spain. TAURUS Systems GmbH is a partnership between LFK and Saab Bofors Dynamics.-Overview:...
- BILL 1BILL 1 Anti-tank guided weaponThe RBS 56 BILL is a Swedish manportable SACLOS anti-tank missile developed by AB Bofors. Development began in 1979 and entered production in 1985. BILL stands for . By 1996 15,000 missiles had been produced and supplied to the Swedish and Austrian armies. Between 1996 and 1997 Brazil received a...
- BILL 2BILL 2 Anti-tank guided weaponThe BILL 2 Anti-Tank Guided Weapon is a man-portable or vehicle-mounted guided anti-tank missile using the overfly top attack method to attack the weaker parts of an armoured vehicle. The weapon is currently in service with the Swedish Army.-Design:...
- BantamBantam (missile)The Bantam or Robot 53 was a Swedish wire-guided anti-tank missile developed in the late 1950s. It served with the Swedish and Swiss armies from 1963 and 1967 respectively. It can either be deployed by a single man carrying a missile and control equipment or from a vehicle. It has been fitted to...
TurkeyTurkeyTurkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
(Asia/Europe; NATO)
- TR 122
- Toros 230
- Toros 260
- RA 7040
- TR 107
- Pars SAGE 227 F (Turkish munition for M270 MLRS)
- Kasırga WS-1 (Turkey/PRC co-production)
- Yıldırım B-611(F600t or j-600 t) (Turkey/PRC co-production)
- J Missile (status unknown, possibly under development)
- RoketsanRoketsanRoketsan is a major Turkish weapons manufacturer and defense contractor based in the central Anatolian province of Ankara. Incorporated in 1988 by Turkey's Defense Industry Executive Committee in order to establish the nation's industrial base on rocket technology, the company has quickly risen to...
UMTASUMTASUMTAS is a long range air-to-surface anti-tank missile developed by Turkish armor and missile manufacturer Roketsan.-Background:...
Long Range Antitank - Roketsan OMTAS Medium Range Antitank
- Roketsan Cirit guided missile
- SOM (missile)SOM (missile)SOM Cruise Missile is an air-launched high precision cruise missile, developed by TÜBİTAK-SAGE, Defence Research and Development Institute of Turkey. It was first revealed during the 100th year celebrations of Turkish Air Force at the Cigli Airbase in İzmir, on 4 June 2011...
(Turkish Standoff missile developed by Tubitak-Sage)
United KingdomUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
(Europe; NATO)
- AIM-132 ASRAAMAIM-132 ASRAAMThe AIM-132 Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile is an infrared homing air-to-air missile, produced by MBDA. It is currently in service in the Royal Air Force and Royal Australian Air Force , replacing the AIM-9 Sidewinder...
- Bloodhound Surface-to-air
- BlowpipeBlowpipe missileThe Shorts Blowpipe is a man-portable surface-to-air missile which was in use with the British Army and Royal Marines from 1975. It was superseded by an interim design, Javelin, and later the greatly improved Starstreak missile.-Description:...
Man portable Surface-to-air - Blue SteelBlue Steel missileThe Avro Blue Steel was a British air-launched, rocket-propelled nuclear stand-off missile, built to arm the V bomber force. It was the primary British nuclear deterrent weapon until the Royal Navy started operating Polaris missile armed nuclear submarines....
Nuclear "Stand Off Bomb" - Blue StreakBlue Streak missileThe Blue Streak missile was a British medium range ballistic missile . The Operational Requirement for the missile was issued in 1955 and the design was complete by 1957...
- Blue Water - surface to surface nuclear
- BrakemineBrakemineBrakemine was an early surface-to-air missile development project carried out in the United Kingdom during World War II. Brakemine used a beam riding guidance system developed at A.C. Cossor, while REME designed the testbed airframes. Trial launches were carried out between 1944 and 1945, and the...
WWII SAM project - BrimstoneBrimstone missileBrimstone is an air-launched anti-tank missile developed by MBDA for Britain's Royal Air Force. It was originally intended for "fire and forget" use against mass formations of enemy armour, using a millimetre wave seeker to ensure accuracy even against moving targets...
- Fairey FireflashFairey FireflashFireflash was the first British air-to-air guided missile. Constructed by Fairey Aircraft, the missile utilised radar beam-riding guidance. Generally unsuccessful, it served only in small numbers.-Development:...
Air-to-air - Fairey StoogeFairey StoogeFairey Aviation's Stooge was a command guided surface-to-air missile development project carried out in the United Kingdom starting in World War II. Development dates to a British Army request from 1944, but the work was taken over by the Royal Navy as a potential counter to the Kamikaze threat...
anti-ship missile - Fire Shadow
- Firestreak Air-to-air
- Green CheeseGreen Cheese missileThe Green Cheese missile was a British radar-guided anti-ship tactical nuclear warhead missile project of the 1950s. It was developed by Fairey Aviation to be used by the Fairey Gannet shipborne anti-submarine warfare aircraft, and was originally called Fairey Project 7...
- JavelinJavelin surface-to-air missileJavelin is a British, man-portable surface-to-air missile, formerly used by the British Army and Canadian Army. It can be fired from the shoulder, or from a dedicated launcher known as Javelin LML—Lightweight Multiple Launcher...
Surface-to-air - MalkaraMalkara missileThe Malkara missile was one of the earliest anti-tank guided missiles . It was jointly developed by Australia and the United Kingdom between 1951 and 1954, and was in service from 1958 until gradually replaced by the Swingfire missile in the late 1960s...
(joint Australian/British) - MBDA MeteorMBDA MeteorMeteor is an active radar guided beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile being developed by MBDA. It is to equip the Eurofighter Typhoons of the UK's Royal Air Force , Germany's Luftwaffe, Spain's Ejército del Aire and Italy's Aeronautica Militare Italiana, the British and Italian F-35s , the...
(European) - RapierRapier missileRapier is a British surface-to-air missile developed for the British Army and Royal Air Force. Entering service in 1971, it eventually replaced all other anti-aircraft weapons in Army service; guns for low-altitude targets, and the English Electric Thunderbird, used against longer-range and...
Surface-to-air - Red DeanRed DeanThe Red Dean was an air-to-air missile developed by the United Kingdom in the 1950s but cancelled before development was complete. It was a large radar-guided missile using pulse-Doppler radar against enemy bombers.-History:...
- Red Hebe
- Red TopHawker Siddeley Red TopThe Hawker Siddeley Red Top was the third indigenous British air-to-air missile to enter service, following the de Havilland Firestreak and limited-service Fairey Fireflash.-Development:...
Air-to-air - Sea CatSea Cat missileSea Cat was a British short-range surface to air missile system intended to replace the ubiquitous Bofors 40 mm gun aboard warships of all sizes. It was the world's first operational shipboard point-defence missile system and was designed so that the Bofors guns could be replaced with minimum...
- Sea DartSea Dart missileSea Dart or Guided Weapon System 30 is a British surface-to-air missile system designed by Hawker Siddeley Dynamics and built by British Aerospace from 1977...
- Sea Eagle
- Sea SkuaSea SkuaThe Sea Skua is a British lightweight short-range air-to-surface missile designed for use from helicopters against ships. It is primarily used by the Royal Navy on the Westland Lynx helicopter, although Kuwait uses it in a shore battery and on their Umm Al Maradem fast attack craft.The British...
- Sea SlugSea Slug missileSea Slug was a first generation surface-to-air missile designed by Armstrong Whitworth for use by the Royal Navy...
Surface-to-air - Sea WolfSea Wolf missileSea Wolf is a naval guided missile system designed and built by BAC, later to become British Aerospace Dynamics . It is an automated point-defence weapon system designed as a final line of defence against both sea-skimming and high angle anti-ship missiles and aircraft...
Surface-to-air - Skybolt ALBM
- SkyflashSkyflashThe British Aerospace Skyflash was a medium-range semi-active radar homing air-to-air missile derived from the US AIM-7 Sparrow missile and carried by Royal Air Force F-4 Phantoms and Tornado F3s, Italian Aeronautica Militare and Royal Saudi Air Force Tornados and Swedish Flygvapnet Viggens...
- StarburstStarburst surface-to-air missileStarburst is a British man-portable surface-to-air missile produced by Shorts Missile Systems of Belfast . It is used by the British Army, Malaysian Army, and in the Canadian Army as the Javelin...
- StarstreakStarstreak missileStarstreak is a British short range surface-to-air missile manufactured by Thales Air Defence , in Belfast. It is also known as Starstreak HVM where HVM stands for "High Velocity Missile". After launch the missile accelerates to approximately Mach 3.5, at which point it launches three laser beam...
- Storm ShadowStorm ShadowStorm Shadow is a British, French and Italian air-launched cruise missile, manufactured by MBDA. Storm Shadow is the British name for the weapon; in French service it is called SCALP EG...
(British-French) - SwingfireSwingfireSwingfire was a British wire-guided anti-tank missile developed in the 1960s and produced from 1966 until 1993.-Development:Swingfire was developed by Fairey Engineering Ltd and the British Aircraft Corporation. It replaced the Vickers Vigilant missile in British service...
Ground to ground, anti-tank - ThunderbirdEnglish Electric ThunderbirdThe English Electric Thunderbird was a British surface to air missile produced for the British Army. The Thunderbird was primarily intended to attack higher altitude targets at ranges of up to thirty miles or so. AA guns were still used for lower altitude threats...
- TigercatSea Cat missileSea Cat was a British short-range surface to air missile system intended to replace the ubiquitous Bofors 40 mm gun aboard warships of all sizes. It was the world's first operational shipboard point-defence missile system and was designed so that the Bofors guns could be replaced with minimum...
- UB.109TUB.109TUB.109T was a British cruise missile project. It was cancelled on 30 September 1954.An identified operational requirement led to a request for designs for an unmanned bomb capable of delivering a 5,000 lb conventional warhead over 465 miles travelling at 600 mph. The specification for...
- cruise missile - Vickers VigilantVickers VigilantThe Vickers Vigilant was a British MCLOS wire guided anti-tank missile used by the British Army. It was licence-built for the US Marine Corps by Clevite in the USA.-History:...
Missile Design Series (Unified)
US DoD 4120 Mission Design Series (MDS) Designators and Symbols for Guided Missiles, Rockets, Probes, Boosters, and Satellites.Status Prefix | Launch Environment | Basic Mission | Vehicle Type |
C - Captive | A - Air | C - Transport | B - Booster |
D - Dummy | B - Multiple | D - Decoy | M - Guided Missile |
J - Special Test (temporary) | C - Coffin | E - Electronic / Communications | N - Probe |
M - Maintenance | F - Man-Portable | G - Surface Attack | R - Rocket |
N - Special Test (Permanent) | G - Surface | I - Aerial/Space Intercept | S - Satellite |
X - Experimental | H - Stored and Launched from concrete silo | L - Launch Detection / Surveillance | |
Y - Prototype | L - Silo Stored, Raised via elevator for Launch | M - Scientific / Calibration | |
Z - Planning | N - Navigation | ||
P - Soft Pad | Q - Drone | ||
R - Ship | S - Space Support | ||
U - Underwater | T - Training | ||
U - Underwater Attack | |||
W - Weather |
Sample Missile MDS - "BGM-109G"
Launch Environment | Multiple | - B |
Basic Mission | Surface Attack | - G |
Vehicle Type | Guided Missile | - M |
Design Number | 109th Missile Design | - 109 |
Series | 7th Version of the Design | - G |
The list of U. S. missiles, sorted by ascending MDS number:
- MGM-1 MatadorMGM-1 MatadorThe Martin MGM-1 Matador was the first operational surface-to-surface cruise missile built by the United States. It was similar in concept to the German V-1, but the Matador included a radio link that allowed in-flight course corrections. This allowed accuracy to be maintained over greatly extended...
- RIM-2 TerrierRIM-2 TerrierThe Convair RIM-2 Terrier was a two-stage medium-range naval surface-to-air missile , and was among the earliest surface-to-air missiles to equip United States Navy ships. Originally, the Terrier had a launch thrust of 23 kN , and weight of 1392 kg...
- MIM-3 Nike-AjaxProject NikeProject Nike was a U.S. Army project, proposed in May 1945 by Bell Laboratories, to develop a line-of-sight anti-aircraft missile system. The project delivered the United States' first operational anti-aircraft missile system, the Nike Ajax, in 1953...
- AIM-4 FalconAIM-4 FalconThe Hughes AIM-4 Falcon was the first operational guided air-to-air missile of the United States Air Force.-Development:Development of a guided air-to-air missile began in 1946. Hughes Aircraft was awarded a contract for a subsonic missile under the project designation MX-798, which soon gave way...
- MGM-5 CorporalMGM-5 CorporalThe MGM-5 Corporal missile was the first guided weapon authorized by the United States to carry a nuclear warhead.The first nuclear-authorized unguided rocket was the MGR-1 Honest John...
- RGM-6 RegulusSSM-N-8 RegulusThe SSM-N-8A Regulus was a ship and submarine launched, nuclear armed cruise missile deployed by the United States Navy from 1955 to 1964.-Design and development:...
- AIM-7 Sparrow/RIM-7 Sea SparrowAIM-7 SparrowThe AIM-7 Sparrow is an American, medium-range semi-active radar homing air-to-air missile operated by the United States Air Force, United States Navy and United States Marine Corps, as well as various allied air forces and navies. Sparrow and its derivatives were the West's principal beyond visual...
- RIM-8 TalosRIM-8 TalosThe Bendix RIM-8 Talos was a long-range naval surface-to-air missile, and was among the earliest surface-to-air missiles to equip United States Navy ships. The Talos used radar beam riding for guidance to the vicinity of its target, and semiactive radar homing for terminal guidance...
- AIM-9 SidewinderAIM-9 SidewinderThe AIM-9 Sidewinder is a heat-seeking, short-range, air-to-air missile carried mostly by fighter aircraft and recently, certain gunship helicopters. The missile entered service with United States Air Force in the early 1950s, and variants and upgrades remain in active service with many air forces...
- CIM-10 Bomarc
- PGM-11 Redstone
- AGM-12 BullpupAGM-12 BullpupThe AGM-12 Bullpup is an air-to-ground missile which was used on the A-4 Skyhawk, A-6 Intruder, F-105 Thunderchief and F-4 Phantom among others...
- MGM-13 MaceMGM-13 Mace-See also:-External links:* * * * * * *...
- MIM-14 Nike-HerculesNike-Hercules MissileThe MIM-14 Nike-Hercules , was a solid fuel propelled two-stage surface-to-air missile, used by US and NATO armed forces for high- and medium-altitude air defense...
- RGM-15 Regulus II
- CGM-16 / HGM-16 Atlas
- PGM-17 ThorPGM-17 ThorThor was the first operational ballistic missile of the U.S. Air Force . Named after the Norse god of thunder, it was deployed in the United Kingdom between 1959 and September 1963 as an intermediate range ballistic missile with thermonuclear warheads. Thor was in height and in diameter. It was...
- MGM-18 LacrosseMGM-18 LacrosseThe MGM-18 Lacrosse was a short-ranged tactical ballistic weapon intended for close support of ground troops.Its first flight test was in 1954 and was deployed by the United States Army beginning in 1959, despite being still in the development stage...
- PGM-19 Jupiter
- ADM-20 QuailADM-20 QuailThe McDonnell ADM-20 Quail was a subsonic, jet powered, air-launched decoy cruise missile built by McDonnell Aircraft Corporation. The Quail was designed to be launched by the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress strategic bomber and its original Air Force designation was GAM-72 .-Development:In 1955 the...
- MGM-21 (FrenchFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
-made) - AGM-22 (FrenchFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
-made) - MIM-23 HawkMIM-23 HawkThe Raytheon MIM-23 Hawk is a U.S. medium range surface-to-air missile. The Hawk was initially designed to destroy aircraft and was later adapted to destroy other missiles in flight. The missile entered service in 1960, and a program of extensive upgrades has kept it from becoming obsolete. It was...
- RIM-24 TartarRIM-24 TartarThe General Dynamics RIM-24 Tartar was a medium-range naval surface-to-air missile , and was among the earliest surface-to-air missiles to equip United States Navy ships...
- LGM-25 TitanTitan IThe Martin Marietta SM-68A/HGM-25A Titan I was the United States' first multistage ICBM . Incorporating the latest design technology when designed and manufactured, the Titan I provided an additional nuclear deterrent to complement the U.S. Air Force's SM-65 Atlas missile...
- AIM-26 FalconAIM-26 FalconThe AIM-26 Falcon was a larger, more powerful version of the AIM-4 Falcon air-to-air missile built by Hughes. It is the only guided U.S. air-to-air weapon with a nuclear warhead, though the unguided AIR-2 Genie was also nuclear-armed.-Development:...
- UGM-27 PolarisUGM-27 PolarisThe Polaris missile was a two-stage solid-fuel nuclear-armed submarine-launched ballistic missile built during the Cold War by Lockheed Corporation of California for the United States Navy....
- AGM-28 Hound DogAGM-28 Hound DogThe North American Aviation Corporation AGM-28 Hound Dog was a supersonic, jet propelled, air-launched cruise missile. The Hound Dog missile was first given the designation B-77, then redesignated the GAM-77, and finally designated the AGM-28, permanently...
- MGM-29 SergeantMGM-29 SergeantThe MGM-29 Sergeant was an American short-range, solid fuel, surface-to-surface missile developed at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Activated by the US Army in 1962 to replace the MGM-5 Corporal it was deployed overseas by 1963, carrying the W52 nuclear warhead or alternatively one of high explosives...
- LGM-30 MinutemanLGM-30 MinutemanThe LGM-30 Minuteman is a U.S. nuclear missile, a land-based intercontinental ballistic missile . As of 2010, the version LGM-30G Minuteman-III is the only land-based ICBM in service in the United States...
- MGM-31 Pershing
- MGM-32 Entac
- MQM-33
- BGM-34 Firebee
- AQM-35Northrop AQM-35The AQM-35 was a supersonic target drone produced by Northrop.-Overview:The AQM-35 program began life in 1953 as the Model RP-61 supersonic target drone...
- MQM-36 Shelduck
- AQM-37 JayhawkAQM-37 Jayhawk-References:***This article contains material that originally came from the web article by Greg Goebel, which exists in the Public Domain....
- AQM-38AQM-38The AQM-38 was an American target drone, developed by the Radioplane Division of the Northrop Corporation during the 1950s. Extensively used for surface-to-air missile training, over two thousand of the drones were built during its production run, with the missile continuing in use with the United...
- MQM-39 Cardinal
- MQM-40 Firefly
- AQM-41 PetrelAQM-41 PetrelThe AUM-N-2 Petrel was an air-to -surface missile produced by the United States of America. Later variants were converted into AQM-41A target drones.-Design and development:...
- MQM-42 Redhead/Roadrunner
- FIM-43 RedeyeFIM-43 RedeyeThe General Dynamics FIM-43 Redeye was a man-portable surface-to-air missile system. It used infrared homing to track its target. Production was terminated in September 1969 after about 85,000 rounds had been built - in anticipation of the Redeye II, which later became the FIM-92 Stinger...
- UUM-44 Subroc
- AGM-45 ShrikeAGM-45 ShrikeAGM-45 Shrike is an American anti-radiation missile designed to home in on hostile antiaircraft radars. The Shrike was developed by the Naval Weapons Center at China Lake in 1963 by mating a seeker head to the rocket body of an AIM-7 Sparrow. It was phased out by U.S...
- MIM-46 MaulerMIM-46 MaulerThe General Dynamics MIM-46 Mauler was a self-propelled anti-aircraft missile system designed to a late 1950s US Army requirement for a system to combat low-flying high-performance tactical fighters and short-range ballistic missiles...
- AIM-47 FalconAIM-47 FalconThe Hughes AIM-47 Falcon, originally GAR-9, was a very long-range high-performance air-to-air missile that shared the basic design of the earlier AIM-4 Falcon. It was developed in 1958 along with the new Hughes AN/ASG-18 radar fire-control system intended to arm the Mach 3 XF-108 Rapier interceptor...
- AGM-48 SkyboltAGM-48 SkyboltThe Douglas GAM-87 Skybolt was an air-launched ballistic missile , equipped with a nuclear warhead, developed by the United States during the late 1950s. The UK joined the program in 1960, intending to use it on their V bomber force...
- LIM-49 Nike Zeus/SpartanLIM-49A SpartanThe LIM-49A Spartan was a United States Army anti-ballistic missile, whose warheads were developed at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. It was a three-stage, solid-fuel surface-to-air missile that carried a W71 thermonuclear warhead with a lethal radius of up to 30 miles to intercept...
- RIM-50 Typhon LRRIM-50 TyphonThe RIM-50 Typhon LR was a missile that was intended to be a Terrier missile–sized replacement to the Talos missile to be used with the Typhon combat system. The RIM-50 was canceled in 1963 along with the medium range RIM-55, when the Typhon combat system was canceled...
- MGM-51 ShillelaghMGM-51 ShillelaghThe Ford MGM-51 Shillelagh was an American anti-tank guided missile designed to be launched from a conventional gun . It was originally intended to be the medium-range portion of a short, medium, long-range system for armored fighting vehicles in the 1960s and '70s to defeat future armor without an...
- MGM-52 Lance
- AGM-53 CondorAGM-53 CondorIn 1962, the U.S. Navy issued a requirement for a long-range high-precision air-to-surface missile. The missile, named the AGM-53A Condor, was to use a television guidance system with a data link to the launching aircraft similar to the system of the then projected AGM-62 Walleye.-Development...
- AIM-54 PhoenixAIM-54 PhoenixThe AIM-54 Phoenix is a radar-guided, long-range air-to-air missile , carried in clusters of up to six missiles on F-14 Tomcats, its only launch platform. The Phoenix was the United States' only long-range air-to-air missile. The weapons system based on Phoenix was the world's first to allow...
- RIM-55 Typhon MR
- PQM-56
- MQM-57 Falconer
- MQM-58 Overseer
- RGM-59 TaurusRGM-59 TaurusThe RGM-59 Taurus was an American project, conducted by the United States Navy, that was intended to develop a surface-to-surface missile for use as a fire support weapon during amphibious landings, replacing heavy-caliber naval guns...
- AQM-60 KingfisherAQM-60 KingfisherThe AQM-60 Kingfisher, developed by the Lockheed Corporation, was a target version of the USAF's X-7 test aircraft. The X-7's development began in 1946 after a request from the USAF for a Mach 3 unmanned test vehicle...
- MQM-61 Cardinal
- AGM-62 WalleyeAGM-62 WalleyeThe AGM-62 Walleye is a television-guided glide bomb which was produced by Martin Marietta and used by the United States armed forces during the 1960s. Most had a 250 lb high-explosive warhead, some had a nuclear warhead...
- AGM-63AGM-63The AGM-63 was a missile design produced by the United States of America. It was conceived in March 1962 when the U.S. Navy issued two requirements for long-range Anti-Radiation Missiles to complement the short-range AGM-45 Shrike. The first was to operate over ranges of up to 50 nm , while the...
- AGM-64 HornetAGM-64 HornetThe AGM-64 Hornet is a missile produced by the United States of America.The weapon began life in the early 1960s. North American produced a missile design for the U.S. Air Force's Anti-Tank Guided Aircraft Rocket project...
- AGM-65 MaverickAGM-65 MaverickThe AGM-65 Maverick is an air-to-ground tactical missile designed for close-air support. It is effective against a wide range of tactical targets, including armor, air defenses, ships, ground transportation and fuel storage facilities....
- RIM-66 Standard MR SM-2RIM-66 StandardThe RIM-66 Standard MR is a medium range surface-to-air missile originally developed for the United States Navy . The SM-1 was developed as a replacement for the RIM-2 Terrier and RIM-24 Tartar that were deployed in the 1950s on a variety of USN ships...
- RIM-67 Standard ER SM-2RIM-67 StandardThe RIM-67 Standard ER is an extended range surface-to-air missile and anti ship missile originally developed for the United States Navy...
- AIM-68 Big QAIM-68 Big QThe AIM-68 is an American air-to-air missile design. It never entered production.-Overview:The Big Q began life in 1963 as a replacement for the AIR-2 Genie rocket. The Genie was unguided, and had generally poor flight performance characteristics. The Big Q was to be a much more capable weapon,...
- AGM-69 SRAMAGM-69 SRAMThe Boeing AGM-69 SRAM was a nuclear air-to-surface missile designed to replace the older AGM-28 Hound Dog stand-off missile....
- LEM-70 Minuteman ERCSLGM-30 MinutemanThe LGM-30 Minuteman is a U.S. nuclear missile, a land-based intercontinental ballistic missile . As of 2010, the version LGM-30G Minuteman-III is the only land-based ICBM in service in the United States...
- BGM-71 TOWBGM-71 TOWThe BGM-71 TOW is an anti-tank missile. "BGM" is a weapon classification that stands for "Multiple Environment , Surface-Attack , Missile ". "TOW" is an acronym that stands for "Tube-launched, Optically-tracked, Wire command data link, guided missile"...
- MIM-72 ChaparralMIM-72/M48 ChaparralMIM-72A/M48 Chaparral was a US Army self-propelled surface-to-air missile system based on the AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missile system. The launcher is based on the M113 family of vehicles. It entered service with the US Army in 1969 and was phased out between 1990 and 1998...
- UGM-73 PoseidonUGM-73 PoseidonThe Poseidon missile was the second US Navy ballistic missile system, powered by a two-stage solid fuel rocket. It succeeded the Polaris missile beginning in 1972, bringing major advances in warheads and accuracy...
- BQM-74 ChukarBQM-74 ChukarThe BQM-74 Chukar is a series of aerial target drones produced by Northrop. The Chukar has gone through three major revisions, including the initial MQM-74A Chukar I, the MQM-74C Chukar II, and the BQM-74C Chukar III...
- BGM-75 AICBMBGM-75 AICBMThe Advanced Intercontinental Ballistic Missile, also known as Weapons System 120A and ZBGM-75, was a program to develop an intercontinental ballistic missile, proposed by the United States Air Force in the 1960s...
- AGM-76 FalconAGM-76 FalconThe AGM-76 Falcon is an air-to-surface missile developed by the United States of America.-Overview:The AGM-76 was developed as a ground attack version of the AIM-47 Falcon air-to-air missile, in much the same way that the AGM-87 Focus was developed from the AIM-9 Sidewinder. It was planned to use...
- FGM-77 Dragon
- AGM-78 Standard ARMAGM-78 Standard ARMThe AGM-78 Standard ARM was an anti-radiation missile developed by General Dynamics, United States of America.-Overview:Originally developed for the US Navy during the late 1960s, the AGM-78 was created in large part because of the limitations of the AGM-45 Shrike, which suffered from a small...
- AGM-79 Blue EyeAGM-79 Blue EyeThe AGM-79 Blue Eye was a missile developed by the United States of America.-Overview:The Blue Eye was a development of the AGM-12 Bullpup, intended to provide a more advanced homing system. The Bullpup was manually steered onto the target, whereas the guidance system in the Blue Eye was an optical...
- AGM-80 ViperAGM-80 ViperAGM-80 Viper is the designation of an American air to surface missile with infrared seeker and inertial guidance system. Based upon the AGM-12C Bullpup-B, the AGM-80A Viper was developed by Chrysler at the end of the 60s, but was cancelled in the 1970s....
- AQM-81 Firebolt
- AIM-82AIM-82The AIM-82 was a missile planned by the United States of America but cancelled before any prototypes were built.-Overview:In 1969 the US Air Force was developing the F-15 Eagle fighter. Planned as the ultimate air superiority aircraft, the F-15 was intended to be as perfect as possible in every...
- AGM-83 BulldogAGM-83 BulldogThe AGM-83 Bulldog is a missile produced by the United States of America.The missile has its origins in the AGM-12 Bullpup. This missile used a manual guidance system which required the launching aircraft to continue flying towards the target throughout the missile flight time, making it highly...
- AGM-84 Harpoon
- RGM-84 Harpoon
- UGM-84 Harpoon
- RIM-85RIM-85RIM-85 was a short-lived project by the United States Navy to develop a surface-to-air missile for the defense of naval vessels. Developed during the late 1960s, the project was cancelled before the start of detailed design work....
- AGM-86 ALCMAGM-86 ALCMThe Boeing AGM-86 ALCM is a U.S. subsonic air-launched cruise missile built by Boeing Company and operated by the United States Air Force. The missiles were developed to increase the effectiveness and survivability of Boeing B-52H Stratofortress bombers...
- AGM-87 FocusAGM-87 Focus-Overview:The missile was a development of the AIM-9B Sidewinder air-to-air missile, intended for use against ground targets. Development took place at the China Lake Naval Weapons Center during the late 1960s. The infrared guidance method of the Sidewinder was retained, as the missile was to be...
- AGM-88 HARMAGM-88 HARMThe AGM-88 High-speed Anti-Radiation Missile is a tactical, air-to-surface missile designed to home in on electronic transmissions coming from surface-to-air radar systems. It was originally developed by Texas Instruments as a replacement for the AGM-45 Shrike and AGM-78 Standard ARM system...
- UGM-89 PerseusUGM-89 PerseusThe UGM-89 Perseus was a proposed U.S. Navy submarine-launched anti-ship and anti-submarine cruise missile that was developed under the Submarine Tactical Missile project, which was also referred to as the Submarine Anti-ship Weapon System...
- BQM-90 ASMT
- AQM-91 FireflyRyan AQM-91 Firefly-References:* This article contains material that originally came from the web article by Greg Goebel, which exists in the Public Domain.-External links:* *...
- FIM-92 StingerFIM-92 StingerThe FIM-92 Stinger is a personal portable infrared homing surface-to-air missile , which can be adapted to fire from ground vehicles and helicopters , developed in the United States and entered into service in 1981. Used by the militaries of the U.S...
- XQM-93 Compass Dwell
- GQM-94 B-Gull
- AIM-95 AgileAIM-95 AgileThe AIM-95 Agile was an air-to-air missile developed by the United States of America. It was developed by the US Navy to equip the F-14 Tomcat, replacing the AIM-9 Sidewinder. Around the same time, the US Air Force was designing the AIM-82 to equip their F-15 Eagle, and later dropped their efforts...
- UGM-96 Trident IUGM-96 Trident IThe UGM-96 Trident I, or Trident C4 was an American Submarine-launched ballistic missile, built by Lockheed Martin Space Systems in Sunnyvale, California. First deployed in 1979, the Trident I replaced the Poseidon missile. It was retired in the Early 21st Century, having been replaced by the...
- AIM-97 SeekbatAIM-97 SeekbatThe AIM-97 Seekbat is a missile developed by the United States of America.-Overview:In the early to mid 1970s the United States was highly concerned by the perceived capabilities of the MiG-25 Foxbat, an aircraft which was known to be capable of speeds in excess of Mach 3 and which carried long...
- GQM-98 Tern-R
- LIM-99
- LIM-100
- RIM-101RIM-101RIM-101 was a short-lived project by the United States Navy to develop a surface-to-air missile for the defense of naval vessels. Developed during the early 1970s, the project, possibly derived from the RIM-7 Sea Sparrow, was cancelled before the start of detailed design work.-Development and...
- PQM-102 Delta DaggerF-102 Delta DaggerThe Convair F-102 Delta Dagger was a US interceptor aircraft built as part of the backbone of the United States Air Force's air defenses in the late 1950s. Entering service in 1956, its main purpose was to intercept invading Soviet bomber fleets...
- AQM-103 Thunderbolt
- MIM-104 PatriotMIM-104 PatriotThe MIM-104 Patriot is a surface-to-air missile system, the primary of its kind used by the United States Army and several allied nations. It is manufactured by the Raytheon Company of the United States. The Patriot System replaced the Nike Hercules system as the U.S. Army's primary High to Medium...
- MQM-105 AquilaUS Battlefield UAVs (1)The usefulness of robot aircraft for reconnaissance was demonstrated in Vietnam. At the same time, early steps were being taken to use them in active combat at sea and on land, but battlefield unmanned aerial vehicles would not come into their own until the 1980s...
- BQM-106 TeleplaneUS Battlefield UAVs (1)The usefulness of robot aircraft for reconnaissance was demonstrated in Vietnam. At the same time, early steps were being taken to use them in active combat at sea and on land, but battlefield unmanned aerial vehicles would not come into their own until the 1980s...
- MQM-107 Streaker
- BQM-108 VATOL
- BGM-109 Tomahawk
- BGM-110 SLCM
- BQM-111 Firebrand
- AGM-112GBU-15Guided Bomb Unit 15 is an unpowered, glide weapon used to destroy high-value enemy targets. It was designed for use with F-15E Strike Eagle, F-111 'Aardvark' and F-4 Phantom II aircraft, but the United States Air Force is currently only deploying it from the F-15E. The GBU-15 has long-range...
- RIM-113 SIRCS
- AGM-114 HellfireAGM-114 HellfireThe AGM-114 Hellfire is an air-to-surface missile developed primarily for anti-armor use. It has multi-mission, multi-target precision-strike capability, and can be launched from multiple air, sea, and ground platforms. The Hellfire missile is the primary 100 lb-class air-to-ground precision...
- MIM-115 Roland
- RIM-116 RAM
- FQM-117 RCMAT
- LGM-118 Peacekeeper
- AGM-119 PenguinPenguin missileThe Penguin anti-ship missile , made by Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace of Norway from the early 1970s and continually upgraded since, is a passive-IR seeker based short-to-medium range naval guided missile...
(NorwegianNorwayNorway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
-made) - AIM-120 AMRAAMAIM-120 AMRAAMThe AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile, or AMRAAM , is a modern beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile capable of all-weather day-and-night operations. Designed with the same form-factor as the previous generation of semi-active guided Sparrow missiles, it is a fire-and-forget...
- CQM-121 Pave Tiger/Seek Spinner
- AGM-122 SidearmAGM-122 SidearmThe AGM-122 Sidearm was an American air-to-surface anti-radiation missile.-Development:The AGM-122 Sidearm was produced by the re-manufacture of AIM-9C missiles which had been taken out of service. The AIM-9C was a semi-active radar homing variant of the Sidewinder, developed for the US Navy's...
- AGM-123 SkipperAGM-123 SkipperAGM-123 Skipper II is a short-range laser-guided missile developed by the U.S. Navy.-Overview:The Skipper is a short range missile intended for precision strikes. It is composed of a Mark 83 bomb, fitted with a Paveway kit, and an attached rocket propulsion system to allow it to be dropped at...
- AGM-124 WaspAGM-124 WaspThe AGM-124 Wasp is a missile developed by the United States of America. The Wasp grew out of the 1975 WAAM program initiated by the US Air Force in order to develop a series of new air-to-ground anti-armour weapons for close-support aircraft...
- UUM-125 Sea Lance
- BQM-126
- AQM-127 SLATAQM-127 SLATThe AQM-127 Supersonic Low-Altitude Target was a target drone developed during the 1980s by Martin Marietta for use by the United States Navy...
- AQM-128
- AGM-129 ACMAGM-129 ACM* Missile of the same class** Ra'ad ** TAURUS KEPD 350 ** Storm Shadow -Notes:# Alleged violations of the Antideficiency Act in the Air Force’s procurement of advanced cruise missiles.FILE B-255831, Office of the General Counsel, United States General Accounting Office.# Union Calls for Strike by...
- AGM-130 RipperAGM-130The AGM-130 is a missile developed by the United States of America.-Overview:The AGM-130 is a powered air-to-surface missile designed for strikes at long range against various targets...
- AGM-131 SRAM IIAGM-131 SRAM IIThe SRAM II was a nuclear air-to-surface missile intended as a replacement for the AGM-69 SRAM, but it was cancelled by President George H.W...
- AIM-132 ASRAAMAIM-132 ASRAAMThe AIM-132 Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile is an infrared homing air-to-air missile, produced by MBDA. It is currently in service in the Royal Air Force and Royal Australian Air Force , replacing the AIM-9 Sidewinder...
- UGM-133 Trident IIUGM-133 Trident IIUGM-133 Trident II, or Trident D5 is a submarine-launched ballistic missile, built by Lockheed Martin Space Systems in Sunnyvale, California, and deployed with the US Navy and Royal Navy. It was first deployed in 1990, and is still in service....
- MGM-134 MidgetmanMGM-134 MidgetmanThe MGM-134A Midgetman, also known as the Small Intercontinental Ballistic Missile , was an intercontinental ballistic missile developed by the United States of America.-Overview:...
- ASM-135 ASATASM-135 ASATThe ASM-135 ASAT is an air-launched anti-satellite multi stage missile that was developed by Ling-Temco-Vought'sLTV Aerospace division. The ASM-135 was carried exclusively by the United States Air Force 's F-15 Eagle fighter aircraft.-Development:...
- AGM-136 Tacit RainbowAGM-136 Tacit RainbowThe AGM-136A Tacit Rainbow was a United States military anti-radiation missile program run from 1982 to 1991.The requirement was for a low-cost air-launchable system to aid in the destruction of enemy air defense networks...
- AGM-137 TSSAMAGM-137 TSSAM-Overview:The United States Air Force began developing the Tri-Service Standoff Attack Missile in 1986; the intent was to produce a family of stealthy missiles for the Air Force, Navy and United States Army which would be capable of long range, autonomous guidance, automatic target recognition,...
- CEM-138 Pave Cricket
- RUM-139 VL-ASROCRUM-139 VL-AsrocThe RUM-139 VL-ASROC is an anti-submarine missile in the ASROC family, currently built by the Lockheed Martin company for the U.S. Navy.The design and development of the missile began in 1983 when the Goodyear Aerospace company was contracted by the U.S. Navy to develop a ship-launched...
- MGM-140 ATACMS
- ADM-141 TALDADM-141 TALDThe ADM-141A/B TALD was an American decoy missile originally built by Brunswick Corporation for the USAF and the Israeli Air Force. Later it transitioned to joint US/Israeli manufacture with Israeli Military Industries Advanced Systems Division ....
- AGM-142 Have NapAGM-142 Have NapThe Popeye is an air to ground missile developed and in use by Israel, of which several types have been developed for Israeli and export users. A substantially modified long range cruise missile variant of the Popeye Turbo is believed to be used to arm the Israeli submarine based nuclear forces...
(IsraelIsraelThe State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i-made) - MQM-143 RPVT
- ADM-144ADM-144The ADM-144 was a missile project considered by the United States of America.The ADM-144A designation was reserved for an unspecified missile project in 1989. No formal request for allocation of the designation followed, indicating that the project was cancelled in the very early stages....
- BQM-145 PeregrineBQM-145 Peregrine-References:This article contains material that originally came from the web article by Greg Goebel, which exists in the Public Domain....
- MIM-146 ADATS
- BQM-147 Exdrone
- FGM-148 JavelinFGM-148 JavelinThe FGM-148 Javelin is a United States-made man-portable third generation anti-tank missile fielded to replace the Dragon antitank missile.-Overview:Javelin is a fire-and-forget missile with lock-on before launch and automatic self-guidance...
- PQM-149 UAV-SR
- PQM-150 UAV-SR
- FQM-151 Pointer
- AIM-152 AAAMAIM-152 AAAMThe AIM-152 AAAM is a long-range air-to-air missile developed by the United States of America. The program went through a protracted development stage but was never adopted by the United States Air Force, due to the ending of the cold war and the reduction in threat of its perceived primary target...
- AGM-153AGM-153The AGM-153 was a missile considered for development by the United States of America.-Overview:The AGM-153 was proposed in 1992 as a new tactical air-to-surface missile. The weapon was to be launched from high and low altitudes against both fixed and mobile targets ranging from bunkers to armoured...
- AGM-154 JSOW
- BQM-155 Hunter
- RIM-156 SM-2ER Block IV
- MGM-157 EFOGM
- AGM-158 JASSMAGM-158 JASSMThe AGM-158 JASSM is a low observable standoff cruise missile developed in the United States. It is a large, semi-stealthy long-range weapon of the class. The missile's development began in 1995, but a number of problems during testing delayed its introduction into service until 2009...
- AGM-159 JASSMAGM-159 JASSMThe AGM-159 was a missile design proposed in 1996 by the Boeing company as a contender in the U.S. Air Force's JASSM project. Development halted after Lockheed Martin's AGM-158 was selected for further development in 1998....
- ADM-160 MALDADM-160 MALDThe ADM-160 MALD is a decoy missile developed by the United States of America.-DARPA MALD program:The Miniature Air-Launched Decoy program was begun in 1995 by DARPA as an effort to develop a small, low cost decoy missile for use in the suppression of enemy defences...
- RIM-161 SM-3RIM-161 Standard Missile 3The RIM-161 Standard Missile 3 is a ship-based missile system used by the US Navy to intercept short-to intermediate-range ballistic missiles as a part of Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System. Although primarily designed as an anti-ballistic missile, the SM-3 has also been employed in an...
- RIM-162 ESSM
- GQM-163 Coyote
- MGM-164 ATACMS II
- RGM-165 LASM
- MGM-166 LOSATMGM-166 LOSATThe MGM-166 LOSAT was a U.S. surface-to-surface missile system designed by Lockheed Martin to defeat tanks and other individual targets. Instead of using a High Explosive Anti-Tank warhead like other anti-tank missiles, the LOSAT employed a solid steel kinetic energy penetrator to punch through...
- BQM-167 Skeeter
- MGM-168 ATAMCS Block IVA
- AGM-169 JCMAGM-169 JCMThe AGM-169 Joint Common Missile was a tactical air-to-surface missile developed by the Lockheed Martin corporation from the United States.-Overview:...
- MQM-170 Outlaw
- MQM-171 Outlaw
- FGM-172 SRAW
Joint Designation System of 1947
Status Prefix | Launch Environment | Target Environment | System Designation | Developing Service | Sequence Number | Modification Suffix |
R - Research | A - Air | A - Air | M - Missile | A - Air Force | ||
T - Training | S - Surface | S - Surface | G - Army | |||
X - Experimental | U - Underwater | U - Underwater | N - Navy | |||
Y - Service Test |
Test Vehicle Designations
Basic Mission | System Designation | Developing Service | Sequence Number | Modification Suffix |
C - Control | TV - Test Vehicle | A - Air Force | ||
L - Launching | G - Army | |||
P - Propulsion | N - Navy | |||
R - Research |
Sequence Numbers:
Air Force: Consecutive numerical sequence for each missile mission type.
Army: Single numerical sequence until 1948 when the sequence numbers were restarted.
Navy: Initially even numbers transitioning to sequential.
Sample Vehicle Designation "SSM-A-2 Navaho"
Prefix | Not Used | |
Launch Environment | S - Surface | S |
Target Environment | S - Surface | S |
System Designation | M - Missile | M |
Developing Service | A - Air Force | A |
Sequence Number | Sequencial Number | 2 |
Modification Suffix | Not Used |
Sample Test Vehicle Designation "RTV-G-1 WAC Corporal"
Basic Mission | Research | R |
System Designation | TV - Test Vehicle | TV |
Developing Service | G - Army | G |
Sequence Number | 1 | |
Modification Suffix | Not Used |
United States Air Force Designation Systems
United States Air Force Designation System 1947 to 1951The list of missiles sorted by ascending Air Force 1947-1951 designations.
- AAM-A-1 Firebird
- AAM-A-2 FalconAIM-4 FalconThe Hughes AIM-4 Falcon was the first operational guided air-to-air missile of the United States Air Force.-Development:Development of a guided air-to-air missile began in 1946. Hughes Aircraft was awarded a contract for a subsonic missile under the project designation MX-798, which soon gave way...
- ASM-A-1 TARZON
- ASM-A-2 RASCALGAM-63 RASCALThe GAM-63 RASCAL is a supersonic Air-to-surface missile that was developed by the Bell Aircraft Company. The RASCAL was the United States Air Force's first nuclear armed standoff missile. The RASCAL was initially designated the ASM-A-2, then re-designated the B-63 in 1951 and finally re-designated...
- LTV-A-1 Doodle Bug
- PTV-A-1Lockheed X-7-See also:-External links:*...
- RTV-A-1Aerojet General X-8-See also:-External links:*...
- RTV-A-2 HIROC
- RTV-3 NATIV
- RTV-A-4 ShrikeX-9 ShrikeThe Bell Aircraft Corporation X-9 Shrike was a prototype surface-to-air, liquid-fueled guided missile that was a testbed for the nuclear-armed GAM-63 RASCAL. It is named after the bird shrike....
- RTV-A-5North American X-10The North American X-10 was an unmanned technology demonstrator for advanced missile technologies during the 1950s. The X-10 was similar to the development of Bell's X-9 Shrike project.-Development:...
- SAM-A-1 GAPA
- SSM-A-1 MatadorMGM-1 MatadorThe Martin MGM-1 Matador was the first operational surface-to-surface cruise missile built by the United States. It was similar in concept to the German V-1, but the Matador included a radio link that allowed in-flight course corrections. This allowed accuracy to be maintained over greatly extended...
- SSM-A-2 NavahoSM-64 NavahoThe North American SM-64 Navaho was a supersonic intercontinental cruise missile project built by North American Aviation. The program ran from 1946 to 1958 when it was cancelled in favor of intercontinental ballistic missiles...
- SSM-A-3 SnarkSM-62 Snark-External links:** Air Force Magazine article about a Snark that was test-fired and rumored to have been found in Brazil** detailed article on Snark and the USAF school to train personnel for it...
- SSM-A-4 Navaho IISM-64 NavahoThe North American SM-64 Navaho was a supersonic intercontinental cruise missile project built by North American Aviation. The program ran from 1946 to 1958 when it was cancelled in favor of intercontinental ballistic missiles...
- SSM-A-5 Boojum
- SSM-A-6 Navaho IIISM-64 NavahoThe North American SM-64 Navaho was a supersonic intercontinental cruise missile project built by North American Aviation. The program ran from 1946 to 1958 when it was cancelled in favor of intercontinental ballistic missiles...
United States Air Force Designation System 1951 to 1955
During this timeframe, the U.S. Air Force treated missiles as pilotless aircraft.
Basic Mission | Sequence Number | Modification Series |
B - Bomber "Ground Attack Missile" | ||
F - Fighter "Anti-Aircraft Missile" | ||
X - Experimental |
The list of missiles sorted by ascending Air Force 1951-1955 designations.
- B-61 MatadorMGM-1 MatadorThe Martin MGM-1 Matador was the first operational surface-to-surface cruise missile built by the United States. It was similar in concept to the German V-1, but the Matador included a radio link that allowed in-flight course corrections. This allowed accuracy to be maintained over greatly extended...
- B-62 SnarkSM-62 Snark-External links:** Air Force Magazine article about a Snark that was test-fired and rumored to have been found in Brazil** detailed article on Snark and the USAF school to train personnel for it...
- B-63 RASCALGAM-63 RASCALThe GAM-63 RASCAL is a supersonic Air-to-surface missile that was developed by the Bell Aircraft Company. The RASCAL was the United States Air Force's first nuclear armed standoff missile. The RASCAL was initially designated the ASM-A-2, then re-designated the B-63 in 1951 and finally re-designated...
- B-64 NavahoSM-64 NavahoThe North American SM-64 Navaho was a supersonic intercontinental cruise missile project built by North American Aviation. The program ran from 1946 to 1958 when it was cancelled in favor of intercontinental ballistic missiles...
- B-65 AtlasAtlas (missile)The SM-65 Atlas was the first intercontinental ballistic missile developed and deployed by the United States. It was built for the U.S. Air Force by Convair Division of General Dynamics at the Kearny Mesa assembly plant north of San Diego, California...
- B-67 CrossbowGAM-67 CrossbowThe GAM-67 Crossbow was a jet-powered anti-radar missile built by Northrop's Ventura Division .-Development:...
- F-98 FalconAIM-4 FalconThe Hughes AIM-4 Falcon was the first operational guided air-to-air missile of the United States Air Force.-Development:Development of a guided air-to-air missile began in 1946. Hughes Aircraft was awarded a contract for a subsonic missile under the project designation MX-798, which soon gave way...
- F-99 Bomarc
- F-104 FalconAIM-4 FalconThe Hughes AIM-4 Falcon was the first operational guided air-to-air missile of the United States Air Force.-Development:Development of a guided air-to-air missile began in 1946. Hughes Aircraft was awarded a contract for a subsonic missile under the project designation MX-798, which soon gave way...
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- X-7Lockheed X-7-See also:-External links:*...
- X-8Aerojet General X-8-See also:-External links:*...
- X-9 ShrikeX-9 ShrikeThe Bell Aircraft Corporation X-9 Shrike was a prototype surface-to-air, liquid-fueled guided missile that was a testbed for the nuclear-armed GAM-63 RASCAL. It is named after the bird shrike....
- X-10North American X-10The North American X-10 was an unmanned technology demonstrator for advanced missile technologies during the 1950s. The X-10 was similar to the development of Bell's X-9 Shrike project.-Development:...
- X-112
- X-122
- X-17Lockheed X-17The Lockheed X-17 was a three stage solid-fuel research rocket to test the effects of high mach atmospheric reentry. The first stage of the X-17 carried the rocket to a height of before burning out. The rocket would then coast on momentum to about before nosing down for reentry. The second stage...
1A version of the Falcon missile was briefly designated the F-104 before it was re-designated as the F-98.
2The X-11 and X-12 designations were assigned to one and three engine test missiles that would have been used to develop a five engine version of the Atlas missile.
United States Air Force Designation System 1955 to 1963
Status Prefix | Basic Mission | Sequence Number | Modification Series |
H - Hardened | GAM - Guided Air-Launched Missile | ||
R - Reconnaissance | GAR - Guided Air-Launched Rocket | ||
S - Space | IM - Intercept Missile | ||
T - Training | RM - Research Missile | ||
U - Training | SM - Strategic Missile | ||
X - Experimental | TM - Tactical Missile | ||
Y - Service Test |
For all basic missions except GAR (which started at 1) the sequence number started after 67 which was the last bomber designation used for guided missiles.
Sample Air Force 1955 - 1963 Designation - "XSM - 73"
Status Prefix | Experimental | X |
Basic Mission | Strategic Missile | SM |
Sequence Number | 6th non-GAR missile after 67 | 73 |
Modification Series | Not Used |
The list of missiles sorted by ascending Air Force 1955-1963 designations. *
- TM-61 MatadorMGM-1 MatadorThe Martin MGM-1 Matador was the first operational surface-to-surface cruise missile built by the United States. It was similar in concept to the German V-1, but the Matador included a radio link that allowed in-flight course corrections. This allowed accuracy to be maintained over greatly extended...
- SM-62 SnarkSM-62 Snark-External links:** Air Force Magazine article about a Snark that was test-fired and rumored to have been found in Brazil** detailed article on Snark and the USAF school to train personnel for it...
- GAM-63 RASCALGAM-63 RASCALThe GAM-63 RASCAL is a supersonic Air-to-surface missile that was developed by the Bell Aircraft Company. The RASCAL was the United States Air Force's first nuclear armed standoff missile. The RASCAL was initially designated the ASM-A-2, then re-designated the B-63 in 1951 and finally re-designated...
- SM-64 NavahoSM-64 NavahoThe North American SM-64 Navaho was a supersonic intercontinental cruise missile project built by North American Aviation. The program ran from 1946 to 1958 when it was cancelled in favor of intercontinental ballistic missiles...
- SM-65 AtlasAtlas (missile)The SM-65 Atlas was the first intercontinental ballistic missile developed and deployed by the United States. It was built for the U.S. Air Force by Convair Division of General Dynamics at the Kearny Mesa assembly plant north of San Diego, California...
- GAM-67 CrossbowGAM-67 CrossbowThe GAM-67 Crossbow was a jet-powered anti-radar missile built by Northrop's Ventura Division .-Development:...
- SM-68 TitanTitan IThe Martin Marietta SM-68A/HGM-25A Titan I was the United States' first multistage ICBM . Incorporating the latest design technology when designed and manufactured, the Titan I provided an additional nuclear deterrent to complement the U.S. Air Force's SM-65 Atlas missile...
- IM-69 Bomarc
- IM-70 TalosRIM-8 TalosThe Bendix RIM-8 Talos was a long-range naval surface-to-air missile, and was among the earliest surface-to-air missiles to equip United States Navy ships. The Talos used radar beam riding for guidance to the vicinity of its target, and semiactive radar homing for terminal guidance...
- GAM-71 Buck Duck
- GAM-72 QuailADM-20 QuailThe McDonnell ADM-20 Quail was a subsonic, jet powered, air-launched decoy cruise missile built by McDonnell Aircraft Corporation. The Quail was designed to be launched by the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress strategic bomber and its original Air Force designation was GAM-72 .-Development:In 1955 the...
- SM-73 Bull Goose
- SM-74
- SM-75 Thor
- TM-76 MaceMGM-13 Mace-See also:-External links:* * * * * * *...
- GAM-77 Hound DogAGM-28 Hound DogThe North American Aviation Corporation AGM-28 Hound Dog was a supersonic, jet propelled, air-launched cruise missile. The Hound Dog missile was first given the designation B-77, then redesignated the GAM-77, and finally designated the AGM-28, permanently...
- SM-78
- GAM-79 White Lance
- SM-80 MinutemanLGM-30 MinutemanThe LGM-30 Minuteman is a U.S. nuclear missile, a land-based intercontinental ballistic missile . As of 2010, the version LGM-30G Minuteman-III is the only land-based ICBM in service in the United States...
- RM-81 AgenaRM-81 AgenaThe RM-81 Agena was an American rocket upper stage and satellite support bus which was developed by Lockheed initially for the canceled WS-117L reconnaissance satellite program...
- RM-82 Loki-DartLoki (rocket)Loki, officially designated 76mm HEAA Rocket T220, was an American unguided anti-aircraft rocket based on the German Taifun. Like the Taifun, Loki never saw service in its original role, but later found widespread use as a sounding rocket...
- GAM-83 BullpupAGM-12 BullpupThe AGM-12 Bullpup is an air-to-ground missile which was used on the A-4 Skyhawk, A-6 Intruder, F-105 Thunderchief and F-4 Phantom among others...
- RM-84 Aerobee-Hi
- RM-85 Nike-CajunNike-CajunThe Nike-Cajun was a two-stage sounding rocket built by combining a Nike base stage with a Cajun upper stage. It was launched 714 times between 1956 and 1976 and was the most frequently used sounding rocket of the western world...
- RM-86 Exos
- GAM-87 SkyboltAGM-48 SkyboltThe Douglas GAM-87 Skybolt was an air-launched ballistic missile , equipped with a nuclear warhead, developed by the United States during the late 1950s. The UK joined the program in 1960, intending to use it on their V bomber force...
- SRM-88 Rocksonde 200
- RM-89 Blue Scout IRM-89 Blue Scout IThe RM-89 Blue Scout I was an American sounding rocket which was flown three times between January 1961 and April 1962. It was used for two HETS test flights, and a flight to investigate atmospheric re-entry. It was a member of the Scout family of rockets....
- RM-90 Blue Scout IIRM-90 Blue Scout IIThe RM-90 Blue Scout II was an American sounding rocket and expendable launch system which was flown three times during 1961. It was used for two HETS test flights, and the launch of the Mercury-Scout 1 satellite for NASA. It was a member of the Scout family of rockets.The Blue Scout II was a...
- RM-91 Blue Scout Junior
- RM-92 Blue Scout Junior
- IM-99 Bomarc
- AIM-101 SparrowAIM-7 SparrowThe AIM-7 Sparrow is an American, medium-range semi-active radar homing air-to-air missile operated by the United States Air Force, United States Navy and United States Marine Corps, as well as various allied air forces and navies. Sparrow and its derivatives were the West's principal beyond visual...
- GAR-1 FalconAIM-4 FalconThe Hughes AIM-4 Falcon was the first operational guided air-to-air missile of the United States Air Force.-Development:Development of a guided air-to-air missile began in 1946. Hughes Aircraft was awarded a contract for a subsonic missile under the project designation MX-798, which soon gave way...
- GAR-2 FalconAIM-4 FalconThe Hughes AIM-4 Falcon was the first operational guided air-to-air missile of the United States Air Force.-Development:Development of a guided air-to-air missile began in 1946. Hughes Aircraft was awarded a contract for a subsonic missile under the project designation MX-798, which soon gave way...
- GAR-3 FalconAIM-4 FalconThe Hughes AIM-4 Falcon was the first operational guided air-to-air missile of the United States Air Force.-Development:Development of a guided air-to-air missile began in 1946. Hughes Aircraft was awarded a contract for a subsonic missile under the project designation MX-798, which soon gave way...
- GAR-4 FalconAIM-4 FalconThe Hughes AIM-4 Falcon was the first operational guided air-to-air missile of the United States Air Force.-Development:Development of a guided air-to-air missile began in 1946. Hughes Aircraft was awarded a contract for a subsonic missile under the project designation MX-798, which soon gave way...
- GAR-5 FalconAIM-4 FalconThe Hughes AIM-4 Falcon was the first operational guided air-to-air missile of the United States Air Force.-Development:Development of a guided air-to-air missile began in 1946. Hughes Aircraft was awarded a contract for a subsonic missile under the project designation MX-798, which soon gave way...
- GAR-6 FalconAIM-4 FalconThe Hughes AIM-4 Falcon was the first operational guided air-to-air missile of the United States Air Force.-Development:Development of a guided air-to-air missile began in 1946. Hughes Aircraft was awarded a contract for a subsonic missile under the project designation MX-798, which soon gave way...
- GAR-8 SidewiderAIM-9 SidewinderThe AIM-9 Sidewinder is a heat-seeking, short-range, air-to-air missile carried mostly by fighter aircraft and recently, certain gunship helicopters. The missile entered service with United States Air Force in the early 1950s, and variants and upgrades remain in active service with many air forces...
- GAR-9 FalconAIM-4 FalconThe Hughes AIM-4 Falcon was the first operational guided air-to-air missile of the United States Air Force.-Development:Development of a guided air-to-air missile began in 1946. Hughes Aircraft was awarded a contract for a subsonic missile under the project designation MX-798, which soon gave way...
- GAR-11 Nuclear FalconAIM-4 FalconThe Hughes AIM-4 Falcon was the first operational guided air-to-air missile of the United States Air Force.-Development:Development of a guided air-to-air missile began in 1946. Hughes Aircraft was awarded a contract for a subsonic missile under the project designation MX-798, which soon gave way...
United States Navy Designation Systems
United States Navy Designation System 1941 - 1945The list of missiles sorted by ascending Navy 1941 - 1945 designations.
Pre-Fix | Basic Mission | Manufacturer Code |
X - Experimental | BD - Assault Drone | D - McDonnell |
LB - Bomb Carrying Glider | E - Pratt-Read | |
TD - Target Drone | P - Piper | |
T - Taylorcraft | ||
- Interstate BDR
- LBD GargoyleLBD-1 Gargoyle-Sources:*This article contains material that originally came from the placard at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.* Fitzsimons, Bernard, editor. "Gargoyle", in The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Weapons and Warfare, Volume 10, p. 1090. London: Phoebus Publishing, 1978.-External links:* * * * *...
- LBE-1 Glomb
- LBP-1 Glomb
- LBT-1 Glomb
United States Navy Designation System 1946 - 1947
Basic Mission | Manufacturer Sequence Number | Manufacturer Code |
KA - Anti-Aircraft | None - First Missile Constructed by Manufacturer | D - McDonnell |
KD - Drone | 2 - Second Missile Constructed by Manufacturer | M - Martin |
KG - Ground Attack | 3 - 3rd Missile Constructed by Manufacturer | N - Naval Air Material Unit |
KS - Anti-Ship | Q - Fairchild | |
KU - Research and Test | S - Sperry | |
Y - Convair | ||
W - Willys-Overland |
The list of missiles sorted by ascending Navy 1946-1947 designations.
- KAM Little JoeKAN Little JoeThe Little Joe, also known by the United States Navy designation KAN, was an early American ship-based, short-range surface-to-air missile, the development of which was initiated in 1945 as a response to the Kamikaze tactics used by the Japanese...
- KAN Little JoeKAN Little JoeThe Little Joe, also known by the United States Navy designation KAN, was an early American ship-based, short-range surface-to-air missile, the development of which was initiated in 1945 as a response to the Kamikaze tactics used by the Japanese...
- KA2N Gorgon IIA
- KA3N Gorgon IIIA
- KAQ Lark
- KAS SparrowAIM-7 SparrowThe AIM-7 Sparrow is an American, medium-range semi-active radar homing air-to-air missile operated by the United States Air Force, United States Navy and United States Marine Corps, as well as various allied air forces and navies. Sparrow and its derivatives were the West's principal beyond visual...
- KAY Lark
- KGN Gorgon IIC
- KGW Loon
- KSD Gargoyle
- KUD Gargoyle
- KUM Gorgon IV
- KUN Gorgon IIC
- KU2N Gorgon IIA
- KU3N Gorgon III
- KUW Loon
United States Navy Designation System 1947 - 1963
The list of missiles sorted by ascending Navy 1947-1963 designations.
- AAM-N-2 Sparrow IAIM-7 SparrowThe AIM-7 Sparrow is an American, medium-range semi-active radar homing air-to-air missile operated by the United States Air Force, United States Navy and United States Marine Corps, as well as various allied air forces and navies. Sparrow and its derivatives were the West's principal beyond visual...
- AAM-N-3 Sparrow IIAIM-7 SparrowThe AIM-7 Sparrow is an American, medium-range semi-active radar homing air-to-air missile operated by the United States Air Force, United States Navy and United States Marine Corps, as well as various allied air forces and navies. Sparrow and its derivatives were the West's principal beyond visual...
- AAM-N-4 Oriole
- AAM-N-5 Meteor
- AAM-N-6 Sparrow IIIAIM-7 SparrowThe AIM-7 Sparrow is an American, medium-range semi-active radar homing air-to-air missile operated by the United States Air Force, United States Navy and United States Marine Corps, as well as various allied air forces and navies. Sparrow and its derivatives were the West's principal beyond visual...
- AAM-N-7 SidewinderAIM-9 SidewinderThe AIM-9 Sidewinder is a heat-seeking, short-range, air-to-air missile carried mostly by fighter aircraft and recently, certain gunship helicopters. The missile entered service with United States Air Force in the early 1950s, and variants and upgrades remain in active service with many air forces...
- AAM-N-9 Sparrow XAIM-7 SparrowThe AIM-7 Sparrow is an American, medium-range semi-active radar homing air-to-air missile operated by the United States Air Force, United States Navy and United States Marine Corps, as well as various allied air forces and navies. Sparrow and its derivatives were the West's principal beyond visual...
- AAM-N-10 Eagle
- AAM-N-11 PhoenixAIM-54 PhoenixThe AIM-54 Phoenix is a radar-guided, long-range air-to-air missile , carried in clusters of up to six missiles on F-14 Tomcats, its only launch platform. The Phoenix was the United States' only long-range air-to-air missile. The weapons system based on Phoenix was the world's first to allow...
- ASM-N-2 BatBat (guided bomb)-External links:*...
- ASM-N-4 Dove
- ASM-N-5 Gorgon VASM-N-5 Gorgon VThe ASM-N-5 Gorgon V was an unpowered air-to-surface missile, developed by the Glenn L. Martin Company during the early 1950s for use by the United States Navy as a chemical weapon delivery vehicle...
- ASM-N-6 Omar
- ASM-N-7 BullpupAGM-12 BullpupThe AGM-12 Bullpup is an air-to-ground missile which was used on the A-4 Skyhawk, A-6 Intruder, F-105 Thunderchief and F-4 Phantom among others...
- ASM-N-8 CorvusASM-N-8 CorvusThe ASM-N-8 Corvus was an anti-radiation missile developed by Temco Aircraft for the United States Navy.-History:In April 1955, the U.S. Navy planned the acquisition of a a long-range air-to-surface missile armed with a nuclear warhead. This weapon should be carried by the carrier-based North...
- ASM-N-10 ShrikeAGM-45 ShrikeAGM-45 Shrike is an American anti-radiation missile designed to home in on hostile antiaircraft radars. The Shrike was developed by the Naval Weapons Center at China Lake in 1963 by mating a seeker head to the rocket body of an AIM-7 Sparrow. It was phased out by U.S...
- ASM-N-11 CondorAGM-53 CondorIn 1962, the U.S. Navy issued a requirement for a long-range high-precision air-to-surface missile. The missile, named the AGM-53A Condor, was to use a television guidance system with a data link to the launching aircraft similar to the system of the then projected AGM-62 Walleye.-Development...
- AUM-N-2 PetrelAQM-41 PetrelThe AUM-N-2 Petrel was an air-to -surface missile produced by the United States of America. Later variants were converted into AQM-41A target drones.-Design and development:...
- AUM-N-4 Diver
- AUM-N-6 Puffin
- SAM-N-2 Lark
- SAM-N-4 Lark
- SAM-N-6 TalosRIM-8 TalosThe Bendix RIM-8 Talos was a long-range naval surface-to-air missile, and was among the earliest surface-to-air missiles to equip United States Navy ships. The Talos used radar beam riding for guidance to the vicinity of its target, and semiactive radar homing for terminal guidance...
- SAM-N-7 TerrierRIM-2 TerrierThe Convair RIM-2 Terrier was a two-stage medium-range naval surface-to-air missile , and was among the earliest surface-to-air missiles to equip United States Navy ships. Originally, the Terrier had a launch thrust of 23 kN , and weight of 1392 kg...
- SAM-N-8 Zeus
- SAM-N-8 Typhon LR
- SAM-N-9 Typhon MR
- SSM-N-2 Triton (see )
- SSM-N-4 Taurus
- SSM-N-6 Rigel
- SSM-N-8 Regulus
- SSM-N-9 LacrosseMGM-18 LacrosseThe MGM-18 Lacrosse was a short-ranged tactical ballistic weapon intended for close support of ground troops.Its first flight test was in 1954 and was deployed by the United States Army beginning in 1959, despite being still in the development stage...
- SSM-N-9 Regulus II
- SUM-N-2 Grebe
- CTV-N-2 Gorgon IIC
- CTV-N-4 Gorgon IIA
- CTV-N-6 Gorgon IIIA
- CTV-N-8 Bumblebee STV
- CTV-N-9 Lark
- CTV-N-10 Lark
- LTV-N-2 Loon
- LTV-N-4 NOTS
- PTV-N-2 Gorgon IV
- PTV-N-4 Bumblebee BTV
- RTV-N-2 Gargoyle
- RTV-N-4 Gorgon IIIC
- RTV-N-6 Bumblebee XPM
- RTV-N-8 Aerobee
- RTV-N-10 Aerobee
- RTV-N-12 VikingViking rocketThe Viking rocket series of sounding rockets were designed and built by the Glenn L. Martin Company under the direction of the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory . Twelve Viking rockets flew from 1949 to 1955.- Origins :...
- RTV-N-13 Aerobee 150
- RTV-N-15 Pollux
- RV-N-16 Oriole
United States Army Designation Systems
United States Army Designation System 1941 - 1947Designation | Function | Period of Usage |
BG - Bomb Glider | Glider with explosive warhead | 1942 to 1944 |
BQ - Guided Bomb | Ground-launched remote controlled drone | 1942 to 1945 |
GB - Glide Bomb | Guided Bomb | 1941 to 1947 |
GT - Glide Torpedo | Guided Bomb with a torpedo | 1943 to 1947 |
JB - Jet Bomb | Missile | 1943 to 1947 |
VB - Vertical Bomb | Guided Bomb | 1943 to 1947 |
The list of missiles sorted by ascending Army 1941-1947 designations.
- JB-1 Bat
- JB-2 Doodle Bug
- JB-3 Tiamet
- JB-4 Project MX-607
- JB-5 Project MX-595
- JB-6 Project MX-600
- JB-7 Project MX-605
- JB-8 GAPA
- JB-9 Project MX-626
- JB-10 Bat
United States Army Designation System 1948 - 1955
The list of missiles sorted by ascending Army 1948 - 1955 designations.
- RTV-G-1 WAC CorporalWac CorporalThe WAC or WAC Corporal was the first sounding rocket developed in the United States. Begun as a spinoff of the Corporal program, the WAC was a "little sister" to the larger Corporal. It was designed and built jointly by the Douglas Aircraft Company and the Guggenheim Aeronautical Laboratory.The...
- RTV-G-2 Corporal EMGM-5 CorporalThe MGM-5 Corporal missile was the first guided weapon authorized by the United States to carry a nuclear warhead.The first nuclear-authorized unguided rocket was the MGR-1 Honest John...
- RTV-G-3 Hermes II
- RTV-G-4 BumperBumper (rocket)After a July 1946 suggestion by to combine the V-2 rocket and WAC Corporal, the US Bumper missile program was inaugurated on June 20, 1947:* to investigate launching techniques for a two-stage missile and separation of the two stages at high velocity,...
- CTV-G-5 Hermes A-1
- RTV-G-6 Hermes B-1
- SAM-G-7 Nike AjaxProject NikeProject Nike was a U.S. Army project, proposed in May 1945 by Bell Laboratories, to develop a line-of-sight anti-aircraft missile system. The project delivered the United States' first operational anti-aircraft missile system, the Nike Ajax, in 1953...
- SSM-G-8 Hermes A-3A
- SSM-G-9 Hermes B-2
- RTV-G-10 Hermes A-2
- SSM-G-12 Martin LacrosseMGM-18 LacrosseThe MGM-18 Lacrosse was a short-ranged tactical ballistic weapon intended for close support of ground troops.Its first flight test was in 1954 and was deployed by the United States Army beginning in 1959, despite being still in the development stage...
- SSM-G-13 Hermes A-2
- PGM-11 Redstone
- SSM-G-15 Hermes A-1
- SSM-G-16 Hermes A-3B
- SSM-G-17 CorporalMGM-5 CorporalThe MGM-5 Corporal missile was the first guided weapon authorized by the United States to carry a nuclear warhead.The first nuclear-authorized unguided rocket was the MGR-1 Honest John...
- SAM-A-18 Raytheon
- SAM-A-19 Plato
- RV-A-22 Lark
- SSM-A-23 Dart
- SAM-A-25 Nike HerculesProject NikeProject Nike was a U.S. Army project, proposed in May 1945 by Bell Laboratories, to develop a line-of-sight anti-aircraft missile system. The project delivered the United States' first operational anti-aircraft missile system, the Nike Ajax, in 1953...
- SSM-A-27 SergeantMGM-29 SergeantThe MGM-29 Sergeant was an American short-range, solid fuel, surface-to-surface missile developed at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Activated by the US Army in 1962 to replace the MGM-5 Corporal it was deployed overseas by 1963, carrying the W52 nuclear warhead or alternatively one of high explosives...
United States Army Designation System 1955 - 1963
Prefix | Army Ordnance Designator | Equipment Category Sequence Number | Modification Suffix |
X - Pre Production | M - Ordnance Designator | ||
The list of missiles sorted by ascending Army 1955-1963 designations.
- M1 Nike-AjaxProject NikeProject Nike was a U.S. Army project, proposed in May 1945 by Bell Laboratories, to develop a line-of-sight anti-aircraft missile system. The project delivered the United States' first operational anti-aircraft missile system, the Nike Ajax, in 1953...
- M2 Corporal
- M3 HawkMIM-23 HawkThe Raytheon MIM-23 Hawk is a U.S. medium range surface-to-air missile. The Hawk was initially designed to destroy aircraft and was later adapted to destroy other missiles in flight. The missile entered service in 1960, and a program of extensive upgrades has kept it from becoming obsolete. It was...
- M4 LacrosseMGM-18 LacrosseThe MGM-18 Lacrosse was a short-ranged tactical ballistic weapon intended for close support of ground troops.Its first flight test was in 1954 and was deployed by the United States Army beginning in 1959, despite being still in the development stage...
- M6 Nike-HerculesProject NikeProject Nike was a U.S. Army project, proposed in May 1945 by Bell Laboratories, to develop a line-of-sight anti-aircraft missile system. The project delivered the United States' first operational anti-aircraft missile system, the Nike Ajax, in 1953...
- M8 Redstone
- M9 Redstone
- M13 Shillelagh
- M14 Pershing
- M15 SergeantMGM-29 SergeantThe MGM-29 Sergeant was an American short-range, solid fuel, surface-to-surface missile developed at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Activated by the US Army in 1962 to replace the MGM-5 Corporal it was deployed overseas by 1963, carrying the W52 nuclear warhead or alternatively one of high explosives...
- M16 HawkMIM-23 HawkThe Raytheon MIM-23 Hawk is a U.S. medium range surface-to-air missile. The Hawk was initially designed to destroy aircraft and was later adapted to destroy other missiles in flight. The missile entered service in 1960, and a program of extensive upgrades has kept it from becoming obsolete. It was...
- M18 HawkMIM-23 HawkThe Raytheon MIM-23 Hawk is a U.S. medium range surface-to-air missile. The Hawk was initially designed to destroy aircraft and was later adapted to destroy other missiles in flight. The missile entered service in 1960, and a program of extensive upgrades has kept it from becoming obsolete. It was...
- M19 Pershing
United States Undesignated Missiles
The list of undesignated United States missiles sorted alphabetically:- A-1
- Affordable Weapon
- Alpha Draco
- ALVRJ
- AriesAries (rocket)Aries is the designation of an United States rocket derived from the LGM-30 Minuteman missile which is used for the testing of anti-missile defense systems. The Aries has a length of 9.20 meters, a diameter of 1.16 meters, a launch weight of 6.3 tons, a launch thrust of 200 kN and a ceiling of...
- APKWSAdvanced Precision Kill Weapon SystemThe Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System is a developmental program to provide a laser guided missile which is compatible with existing Hydra 70 unguided rocket systems in service.-Overview:...
- ASALM
- ATASKStarstreak missileStarstreak is a British short range surface-to-air missile manufactured by Thales Air Defence , in Belfast. It is also known as Starstreak HVM where HVM stands for "High Velocity Missile". After launch the missile accelerates to approximately Mach 3.5, at which point it launches three laser beam...
- Athena
- Bold Orion
- Brazo
- CalebNOTS-EV-2 CalebThe NOTS-EV-2 Caleb, also known as NOTS-500, Hi-Hoe and SIP was an expendable launch system, which was later used as a sounding rocket and prototype anti-satellite weapon. It was developed by the United States Navy Naval Ordinance Test Station as a follow-up to the NOTS-EV-1 Pilot, which had been...
- Caster 4B
- Cherokee
- CKEM
- Cree
- Crow
- D-40 Cannonball
- ERAM
- ERIS
- FABMDS
- Farside
- FLAGE
- Flying Bomb
- GBI
- HAVE DASH II
- HEDI
- HeraHera missileHera is a target missile for development testing of missile defense systems such as Terminal High Altitude Area Defense and Patriot PAC-3. In 1992, the United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command awarded the Theater Missile Defense Targets contract to Coleman Aerospace with Space Vector...
- HGV
- HIBEX
- High Virgo
- HOE
- HOPI
- HTV
- HVMVought HVMVought's HVM, short for Hyper-Velocity Missile, was an anti-tank missile developed during the 1980s. The HVM carried no warhead, and killed its targets with kinetic energy alone using a metal penetrator...
- HyFly
- Jindivik1
- Kettering BugKettering Bug-External links:* * *...
- LAMNon-Line-of-Sight Launch SystemThe Non-Line of Sight Launch System was a self-contained missile launcher system that was under development by NETFIRES LLC, a partnership between Lockheed Martin and Raytheon. Each Container Launch Unit holds 15 missiles, and a self-locating networked communications system...
- LASRM
- LOCAASLow Cost Autonomous Attack SystemThe Low Cost Autonomous Attack System . In 1998 the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army Lockheed Martin began to examine the feasibility of a small, affordable cruise missile weapon for use against armoured and unarmoured vehicles, materiel and personnel, and if so develop a demonstration program. The...
- M30 Guided MRLSM270 Multiple Launch Rocket SystemThe M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System is an armored, self-propelled, multiple rocket launcher; a type of rocket artillery.Since the first M270s were delivered to the U.S. Army in 1983, the MLRS has been adopted by several NATO countries. Some 1,300 M270 systems have been manufactured in the...
- NOTSNIK
- PAMNon-Line-of-Sight Launch SystemThe Non-Line of Sight Launch System was a self-contained missile launcher system that was under development by NETFIRES LLC, a partnership between Lockheed Martin and Raytheon. Each Container Launch Unit holds 15 missiles, and a self-locating networked communications system...
- PLV
- Pogo
- Pogo-Hi
- Private
- RapierRapier missileRapier is a British surface-to-air missile developed for the British Army and Royal Air Force. Entering service in 1971, it eventually replaced all other anti-aircraft weapons in Army service; guns for low-altitude targets, and the English Electric Thunderbird, used against longer-range and...
2 - RATTLRS
- RSC-51
- Senior PromSenior PromSenior Prom is a still-classified United States Air Force program to develop a stealth unmanned aerial vehicle for reconnaissance purposes , designed to be launched from a Lockheed DC-130, B-52 Stratofortress, or B-1 Lancer.-Origin and development:The program began in the late 1970s after the...
- Sergent-Hydac
- ShavetailShavetailShavetail was an experimental American rocket developed during the 1950s. Used to evalulate the rapidly-developing technology of rocketry, eleven Shavetail rockets were fired during 1959.-Design and development:...
- SIAM
- Skokie I
- Skokie II
- SLAM
- Spike
- SprintSprint (missile)The Sprint was a two-stage, solid-fuel anti-ballistic missile, armed with a W66 enhanced radiation thermonuclear warhead. It was designed as the short-range high-speed counterpart to the longer-range LIM-49 Spartan as part of the Sentinel program. Sentinel never became operational, but the...
- SR19/SR19
- SRALT
- STARS
- Storm
- T-16
- T-22
- Talos-Sergeant-Hydac
- THAADTerminal High Altitude Area DefenseTerminal High Altitude Area Defense , formerly Theater High Altitude Area Defense, is a United States Army system to shoot down short, medium, and intermediate ballistic missiles in their terminal phase using a hit-to-kill approach. The missile carries no warhead but relies on the kinetic energy...
- Trailblazer 2
- Wagtail
- Wizard
1Australian target missile briefly used by the United States Navy.
2The United States procured Rapier missile systems for the air defense of United States Air Force Bases in the United Kingdom.
United States Missiles with X Designations
The list of X designated United States missiles numerically:- X-7Lockheed X-7-See also:-External links:*...
- X-8Aerojet General X-8-See also:-External links:*...
- X-9 ShrikeX-9 ShrikeThe Bell Aircraft Corporation X-9 Shrike was a prototype surface-to-air, liquid-fueled guided missile that was a testbed for the nuclear-armed GAM-63 RASCAL. It is named after the bird shrike....
- X-10North American X-10The North American X-10 was an unmanned technology demonstrator for advanced missile technologies during the 1950s. The X-10 was similar to the development of Bell's X-9 Shrike project.-Development:...
- X-11
- X-12
- X-17Lockheed X-17The Lockheed X-17 was a three stage solid-fuel research rocket to test the effects of high mach atmospheric reentry. The first stage of the X-17 carried the rocket to a height of before burning out. The rocket would then coast on momentum to about before nosing down for reentry. The second stage...
- X-41X-41 Common Aero VehicleX-41 is the designation for a still-classified U.S. military spaceplane. Specifications or photos of the program have not been released to the public yet; as a result not much is known about its goals...
- X-42X-42 Pop-Up Upper StageX-42 is the designation of a still-classified U.S. military space project. Specifications or photos of the program have not been released to the public; as a result not much is known about its goals...
- X-43 Hyper-XBoeing X-43The X-43 is an unmanned experimental hypersonic aircraft with multiple planned scale variations meant to test various aspects of hypersonic flight. It was part of NASA's Hyper-X program. It has set several airspeed records for jet-propelled aircraft....
- X-51Boeing X-51The Boeing X-51 is an unmanned scramjet demonstration aircraft for hypersonic flight testing. It successfully completed its first free-flight on 26 May 2010 and also achieved the longest duration flight at speeds over Mach 5.The X-51 Waverider program is run as a cooperative effort of the United...