Not to be confused with rockets, missiles provide guided, long-range explosive capability to various branches of the military ...

Raytheon also produced the last attempted upgrade to the AGM-86 Air-Launched Cruise Missile: the AGM-129 Advanced Cruise Missile, a nuclear-tipped weapon originally developed by General Dynamics ...

The U.S. Air Force has unveiled the first official rendering of its next-generation nuclear cruise missile, the AGM-181 ...

The U.S. Air Force has released for the first time a rendering of the new AGM-181A Long-Range Standoff (LRSO) which is set to replace the current AGM-86B ALCM. The U.S. Air Force has released for ...

The U.S. Air Force has released for the first time a rendering of the new AGM-181A Long-Range Standoff (LRSO) which is set to replace the current AGM-86B ALCM.

For bombers, Payne and Schneider estimate that the US could increase its stockpile of 528 air-launched cruise missiles (ALCM) to 716 to 784 warheads.

The LRSO missile will replace the Cold War-vintage AGM-86 Air Launched Cruise Missile.

Range Limitations: Cruise missiles typically carry smaller payloads, with the largest being 1,362 kg (e.g., the U.S. AGM-86 ALCM), while most average around 500 kg.

Most carry a payload of around 500 kg, though some, like the US AGM-86 ALCM, can carry up to 1,362 kg,Indian BrahMos can carry upto 250kgs.

The LRSO is a nuclear-armed air-launched cruise missile, under development. It is set to replace the current AGM-86 air launched cruise missile (ALCM).

The AGM-86 Air-Launched Cruise Missile, or ALCM, is a nuclear strike weapon with a small radar signature designed for strategic surface targets.