{{Short description|Type of military ranged weapon}} {{Redirect|ALCM|the US AGM-86 ALCM|AGM-86 ALCM|the Associates of the London College of Music|London College of Music Examinations}} [[File:AGM-86 ALCM.JPEG|thumb|An AGM-86 air-launched cruise missile in flight (1980)]] An '''air-launched cruise missile''' ('''ALCM''') is a cruise missile that is launched from a military aircraft. Current versions are typically standoff weapons which are used to attack predetermined land and naval targets with conventional, nuclear or thermonuclear payloads.

== Examples == Specific types of ALCMs (current, past and under development) include:

*3M-51 Alfa (Russia) *10Kh (USSR) *AGM-28 Hound Dog (U.S.) *AGM-84H/K SLAM-ER (U.S.) *AGM-86 ALCM (U.S.) *AGM-129 ACM (U.S.) *AGM-158 JASSM (U.S.) *AGM-158C LRASM (U.S.) *AGM-181 LRSO (U.S.) *Air-sol moyenne portée ASMP (France) *AKF-98 (China) *ASN4G (France) *BrahMos (India/Russia) *BrahMos-II (India/Russia) *CATS Hunter (India) *CJ-10 (China) *Delilah (Israel) *Hatf-VIII (Ra'ad) (Pakistan) *Hypersonic Air Launched Offensive Anti-Surface (U.S.) *Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile (Australia/U.S.) *Joint Strike Missile (Norway/U.S.) *KALCM Cheonryong (South Korea) *Kalibr-A (Russia) *Kh-20 (USSR) *Kh-22 (USSR/Russia) *Kh-26 (USSR) *Kh-32 (Russia) *Kh-35 (Russia) *Kh-55/Kh-555 (USSR/Russia) *Kh-59 (USSR/Russia) *Kh-61 (USSR/Russia) *Kh-69 (Russia) *Kh-101/102 (Russia) *MICLA-BR (Brazil) *Perseus (France/UK)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.armyrecognition.com/archives/archives-naval-defense/naval-defense-2017/france-uk-launch-next-gen-missile-project-with-mbda-to-replace-harpoon-scalp-exocet-by-2030|title=France & UK Launch Next-Gen Missile Project with MBDA to Replace Harpoon/Scalp/Exocet by 2030}}</ref> *Popeye (Israel) *Ra'ad-II (Pakistan) *Taimur (missile) (Pakistan) *Taurus KEPD 350 (Germany/Sweden) *Saber (UAE) *Sea Breaker (Israel) *SOM (Turkey) *Storm Shadow/SCALP EG (France/UK) *Wan Chien (Taiwan) *Wind Demon (Israel) *YJ-12 (China)

==See also== *Air-launched ballistic missile *Air-to-surface missile

==References== {{reflist}}

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Category:Air-launched cruise missiles

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