Popeye (missile)
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The Popeye is a family of air-to-surface missiles developed and in use by Israel, of which several types have been developed for Israeli and export users. A long-range submarine-launched cruise missile variant of the Popeye Turbo has been speculated as being employed in Israel's submarine-based nuclear forces. The United States operated the Popeye under a different designation according to US naming conventions as the AGM-142 Have Nap.
The "Popeye" standoff missile
A Turkish Air Force F-4E Phantom II aircraft armed with Popeye missiles takes off from Third Air Force Base Konya, Turkey, during Exercise Anatolian Eagle.
Popeye Standoff Missile
Air-to-surface missile
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An air-to-surface missile (ASM) or air-to-ground missile (AGM) is a missile designed to be launched from military aircraft at targets on land or sea. There are also unpowered guided glide bombs not considered missiles. The two most common propulsion systems for air-to-surface missiles are rocket motors, usually with shorter range, and slower, longer-range jet engines. Some Soviet-designed air-to-surface missiles are powered by ramjets, giving them both long range and high speed.
A pilot inspects an AGM-65 Maverick missile on his A-10 Thunderbolt II.
The RAF's Brimstone missile is a fire and forget anti-tank missile.
A Taurus KEPD 350 cruise missile of the German Luftwaffe.
The Indian Air Force's Rudram-1 is an Anti-radiation missile.