Standoff weapon

Standoff weapons (or stand-off weapons) are missiles or bombs which are air-launched from a distance sufficient to allow the attacking vehicle to avoid defensive fire from the target area, and the effect of the weapon exploding on a close-by target. They are typically used to attack targets on land and sea. Their name reflects their operation while "standing off" outside the range of expected defensive fire. Typical stand-off weapons include cruise missiles, glide bombs and short-range ballistic missiles.

Standoff missiles belong to the larger class of ranged weapons, and are complemented by the Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW), a missile with a shorter range that is fired by an aircraft after penetrating enemy airspace.

List of weapons

• AGM-129 ACM (Advanced Cruise Missile)
• AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW)
• AGM-158 JASSM (Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile)
• AGM-158B JASSM-ER (Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile-Extended Range)
• AGM-181 LRSO (Long Range Stand-Off Weapon )
• AGM-28 Hound Dog
• AGM-69 SRAM (Short-Range Attack Missile)
• AGM-84H/K SLAM-ER (Standoff Land Attack Missile-Expanded Response)
• AGM-86 ALCM (Air-Launched Cruise Missile)
• Air-Sol Moyenne Portée (ASMP) (French air-launched nuclear missile)
• AKF-98
• Armement Air-Sol Modulaire (AASM aka Hammer)
• B61 nuclear bomb with mod-12 tail guidance kit.
• Babur
• Babur-1
• Babur-1A
• Babur-2
• Babur-3
• Barq
• Blue Steel
• BrahMos
• DRDO SAAW (Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon)
• GAM-87 Skybolt
• GIDS REK
• H-2 SOW
• H-4 SOW
• Henschel Hs 293 (1943)
• Joint Strike Missile (JSM)
• Nirbhay
• Ra'ad Mk-1
• Ra'ad Mk-2
• Raduga Kh-15
• Raduga Kh-20
• Raduga Kh-22
• Raduga Kh-55
• Raduga KSR-5
• Rudram-1
• SCALP-EG (UK variant: Storm Shadow)
• Shahed 136 suicide drone
• SOM missile
• Standoff Land Attack Missile (SLAM)
• Storm Shadow (French variant: SCALP-EG)
• Takbir
• Taurus KEPD 350
• Umbani
• YJ-18

Examples

• 2024 Iranian strikes in Israel, Iran massive saturation attack on Israel on 13–14 April 2024, with over 320 weapons launched. Breakdown included 170 suicide drones, 120 ballistic missiles, and 30 cruise missiles.