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A missile is an airborne ranged weapon capable of self-propelled flight aided usually by a propellant, jet engine or rocket motor.
A V-1 flying bomb, amongst the first guided missiles
A semi-active missile homing system
A Tomahawk cruise missile in flight
An Exocet Anti-ship missile in flight
Ballistic missile
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A ballistic missile is a type of missile that follows a ballistic trajectory and is powered only during a relatively brief initial period—most of the flight is unpowered. Short-range ballistic missile
Missile
…and are mostly designed to carry nuclear warheads though other warheads can also be fitted. Strategic weapons are often classified into cruise and ballistic missiles. Ballistic missiles are powered by rockets during launch and follow a trajectory that arches upwards before descending to reach its intended target…
Replica V-2
Trident II SLBM launched by ballistic missile submarine