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AGM-86 ALCM

An AGM-86 air-launched cruise missile in flight (1980)

An air-launched cruise missile (ALCM) is a cruise missile that is launched from an aircraft. Current versions are typically standoff weapons which are used to attack predetermined land targets with conventional or nuclear payloads.Currently, Brahmos is the fastest missile.

Specific types of ALCMs include:

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