Standoff missiles are missiles "which may be launched at a distance sufficient to allow attacking personnel to evade defensive fire from the target area." Typically, they are used against land- and sea-based targets in an offensive operation. The name is derived from two characteristics: first is the ability to engage the target while outside of the defenders' ability to engage the attacker; second, their main goal is to break an opponent's defensive line and push them back — essentially breaking a standoff. Often, standoff missile is a cruise missile

Cruise missile

A cruise missile is a guided missile that carries an explosive payload and is propelled, usually by a jet engine, towards a land-based or sea-based target. Cruise missiles are designed to deliver a large warhead over long distances with high accuracy...

, a glide bomb or a short-range ballistic missile

Short-range ballistic missile

A short-range ballistic missile is a ballistic missile with a range of about 1,000 km or less. They are usually capable of carrying nuclear weapons. In potential regional conflicts, these missiles would be used because of the short distances between some countries and their relative low cost...

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Types of missiles

• AGM-28 Hound Dog
  AGM-28 Hound Dog
  The 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...
  
  
• AGM-69 SRAM
  AGM-69 SRAM
  The Boeing AGM-69 SRAM was a nuclear air-to-surface missile designed to replace the older AGM-28 Hound Dog stand-off missile....
  
  
• AGM-86B
• AGM-154 JSOW
• AGM-158 JASSM
  AGM-158 JASSM
  The 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...
  
  
• Blue Steel
  Blue Steel missile
  The 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....
  
  
• Raduga Kh-20
  Raduga Kh-20
  The 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:...
  
  
• Raduga Kh-22
  Raduga Kh-22
  The 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:...
  
  
• Raduga KSR-5
  Raduga KSR-5
  The Raduga KSR-5 was a long-range, air launched cruise missile and anti ship missile developed by the Soviet Union....
  
  
• Raduga Kh-55
  Raduga Kh-55
  The 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...
  
  
• Raduga Kh-15
  Raduga Kh-15
  The Raduga Kh-15 or RKV-15 is a Russian air-to-surface missile carried by the Tupolev Tu-22M and other bombers. Originally a standoff nuclear weapon similar to the US Air Force's AGM-69 SRAM, versions with conventional warheads have been developed....
  
  
• Ra'ad ALCM
• 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...
  
  
• Standoff Land Attack Missile
  Standoff Land Attack Missile
  The Standoff Land Attack Missile or SLAM is a subsonic, over-the-horizon, all-weather standoff cruise missile which grew out of the United States Navy's Harpoon anti-ship missile in the 1970s.-Original SLAM:...