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Types of missile

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unmanned guided missile with atmospheric engine and a combat charge

surface-to-air missile

ground-launched missile designed to attack aerial targets

anti-tank missile

guided missile for combat against armored targets

air-to-air missile

guided missile designed to be carried by aircraft for attack against other aircraft

anti-ship missile

missile designed to target surface watercraft

anti-ballistic missile

surface-to-air missile designed to target ballistic missiles in flight

intermediate-range ballistic missile

ballistic missile with a range of 3,000–5,500 km

anti-satellite weapon

kinetic energy device designed to destroy satellites in orbit

submarine-launched ballistic missile

ballistic missile capable of being launched from submerged submarines

short-range ballistic missile

ballistic missile with a range of about 1,000 kilometres

weapon projectile utilizing a self-contained rocket engine to propel itself to its target

air-to-surface missile

missile designed to be launched from aircraft against targets on land or water surfaces

rocket artillery

class of rockets used as artillery

surface-to-surface missile

missile designed to be launched from ground or sea and attack targets on land or sea

air-launched ballistic missile

missile designed to be launched by an aircraft and follow a ballistic trajectory

anti-submarine missile

missile designed to target submerged vessels

wire-guided missile

missile guided by command via wired connection

beyond-visual-range missile

range classification of air-to-air missiles

single-mission military aircraft carrying an explosive warhead

missile flight technique

submarine-launched cruise missile

type of cruise missile that is launched from a submarine

shoulder-fired missile

missile meant to be fired while resting on a person's shoulder