Which is the most powerful cruise missile in the world?
BrahMos
BrahMos is the world’s fastest cruise missile.
What is a land attack cruise missile?
A LACM is an unmanned, armed aircraft designed to attack a fixed or mobile ground-based target. It spends the majority of its mission in level flight, as it flies a preprogrammed path to a predetermined target. Propulsion is usually provided by a small jet engine.
How are missiles launched from ships?
A vertical launching system (VLS) is an advanced system for holding and firing missiles on mobile naval platforms, such as surface ships and submarines. When the command is given, the missile flies straight up long enough to clear the cell and the ship, and then turns on course.
Which country is best missile technology?
Status of Missile Proliferation
| Range | Country |
|---|---|
| Intercontinental and/or Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missiles (>5,500 km) | China, France, Russia, United Kingdom, United States, possibly North Korea (Taepo Dong 2 or Taepo Dong ICBM) |
| Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missiles (3,000 – 5,500 km) | India, Iran, possibly North Korea |
How are cruise missiles launched?
Cruise missiles tend to be propelled by jet engine, with turbofan engines in particular being preferred due to their greater efficiency at low altitude and subsonic speed.
What is a DH-10 missile?
The DH-10 is a land-attack cruise missile (LACM) that can reach subsonic speeds and travel up to 2,000km with a payload of 500 kg. [1] The DH-10 is carried by and launched from a transporter-erector-launcher (TEL) vehicle that carries three canisters or a ship based platform such as the Type 052D guided missile destroyer.
Is the DH-10/CJ-10 an anti-shipping cruise missile?
The same technology can used to develop a suitable turbofan engine for the cruise missile. The DH-10 / CJ-10 has a superficial family resemblance to the YJ-62 / C-602 Anti-Shipping Cruise Missile [ASCM], but there are important differences. The YJ-62 cruise missile is a PLAN analog to the anti-shipping variants of the RGM-109 Tomahawk/MRASM.
Are land-based anti-ship missiles on the table for USMC?
Peter Ong reports on the Land-Based Anti-Ship Missile (LBASM) options on the table for the USMC and US Army ground forces to use against threatening enemy ships, with the latest from Virtual Modern Day Marine Expo 2020. “Army land-attack…capability.”
What is an anti-ship/land attack cruise missile?
This Anti-ship/ Land Attack Cruise Missile has a small warhead of 276-pounds and flies at high-subsonic speed. In May 2019, it was announced that the USMC will be procuring Naval Strike Missiles from Raytheon.