Cruise Missile - Islamic World News

Abu Mahdi missile is an Iranian long-range surface-to-surface and anti-ship cruise missile that was developed by the Aerospace Industries Organization (AIO) of Iran’s Ministry of Defence. This missile is the first Iranian land-attack cruise missile (LACM) capable of executing both anti-ship and land-strike missions. This missile was unveiled in 20 August 2022 and reached mass production in 2023.

Ya-Ali (AS) cruise missile is a medium-range cruise missile with a range of 700 km, which can be launched from various land, air and sea platforms. Ya-Ali cruise missile is Iran’s first attempt to design and produce a completely independent and indigenous cruise platform with a medium range for use in the ground, air and naval forces.

Storm Shadow cruise missile is a medium-range, stealth air-launched cruise missile that weighs 1,300 kg and has a maximum range of 560 km. The origin of this missile goes back to UK and France; But since 2001, it has been produced by MBDA, a European multinational missile developer and manufacturer.

R-360 Neptune is a Ukrainian anti-ship cruise missile developed by the Luch Design Bureau. Neptune’s design is based on the Soviet Kh-35 anti-ship missile, with substantially improved range and electronics, longer body with more fuel, larger booster, and some other modifications. The Neptune missile was officially unveiled in 2015 at the Defense Exhibition in Kyiv […]

The 3M-54 and 3M-14 Kaliber cruise missiles are a family of Russian-made sea, land and air-launched strategic and tactical cruise missiles designed to strike a variety of targets on land and sea with high precision.