The LGM-30 A/B Minuteman I was an intercontinental-range, silo-based ballistic missile, and the first solid-fueled ICBM design developed by the United States and the forerunner of the Minuteman II and ...

The RSM-56 Bulava (NATO: SS-N-32) is an intercontinental-range, submarine-launched, solid propellant ballistic missile.Alongside the SS-25 and the SS-27, both land-based ICBMs, the Bulava represents a ...

The YJ-18 (Yingji [Eagle Strike]-18) is a Chinese cruise missile with variants for antiship and land-attack missions. It is reportedly derived from the Russian 3M-54E “Klub” missile and entered ...

The UGM-133 Trident II D5 is a three-stage, solid-fueled submarine-launched intercontinental-range ballistic missile. The Trident D5 missile is deployed by both the United States and United Kingdom on ...

On September 23, the Indian Army successfully launched a Prithvi-II short range ballistic missile (SRBM) in a routine test near Chandipur on the country’s east coast. In the nighttime test, Army and ...

The 9K720 Iskander (NATO: SS-26 “Stone”) is a road-mobile short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) with a range of up to 500 km. Using a common transporter-erector-launcher (TEL) and support vehicles, the ...

The R-11 (SS-1) “Scud” is a family of short-range, liquid fueled ballistic missiles first designed in the Soviet Union. Entering service in 1955, the Scud descends from prior German wartime rocket ...

Due to the growing obsolescence of North Korea’s conventional military capabilities, North Korea has for decades relied on a national security strategy based on asymmetric capabilities and weapons of ...

The Kh-47M2 Kinzhal is a nuclear-capable, Russian air-launched ballistic missile, likely derived from Russia’s ground-launched 9K720 Iskander-M. It was one of six “next generation” weapons unveiled by ...

Pakistan first publicly displayed the Shaheen 3 in a military parade in March 2016. 4 It is a road-mobile, medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) mounted on a Chinese transporter erector launcher. 5 ...

As of 2021, there are 90 U.S. Navy surface combatants equipped with the Aegis Combat System: 22 Ticonderoga-class Guided Missile Cruisers (CG) and 68 Arleigh Burke-class Guided Missile Destroyers (DDG ...

The Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) is a multi-mission missile capable of antiair warfare, terminal ballistic missile defense, and antiship strike roles. It uses a blast-fragmentation warhead to engage ...