Standoff missile

Standoff weapons are missiles or bombs which may be launched from a distance sufficient to allow attacking personnel to evade the effect of the weapon or 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 their ability to engage the target while standing off outside the range at which the defenders are likely to engage the attacker. Typical stand-off weapons include cruise missiles, glide bombs and short-range ballistic missiles.

Standoff missiles belong to the larger class of ranged weapons and are complimented by the Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW), a missile with a shorter range that is fired by an aircraft after penetrating enemy airspace.

List of weapons

• Air-Sol Moyenne Portée (French air-launched nuclear missile)
• AGM-28 Hound Dog
• AGM-69 SRAM
• AGM-86 ALCM
• AGM-129 ACM
• AGM-154 JSOW
• AGM-158 JASSM
• AGM-181 LRSO
• BrahMos
• Babur
• B61 nuclear bomb with mod-12 tail guidance kit.
• Blue Steel
• Umbani
• DRDO SAAW
• GAM-87 Skybolt
• H-2 SOW
• H-4 SOW
• Ra'ad Mk-1
• Ra'ad Mk-2
• Takbir
• Barq
• Babur-1
• Babur-1A
• Babur-2
• Babur-3
• GIDS REK
• Joint Strike Missile
• Raduga Kh-20
• Raduga Kh-22
• Raduga KSR-5
• Raduga Kh-55
• Raduga Kh-15
• Rudram-1
• Nirbhay
• Shahed 136 suicide drone
• SOM missile
• Standoff Land Attack Missile
• Storm Shadow
• KEPD 350
• YJ-18
• Armement Air-Sol Modulaire
• SCALP-EG

Examples

• 2024 Iranian strikes in Israel, Iran massive saturation attack on Israel on 13–14 April 2024, with over 320 weapons launched. Breakdown included 170 suicide drones, 120 ballistic missiles, and 30 cruise missiles.