Missile
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A guided missile (誘導彈, yudotan; English: missile, misail) can be defined as "an attack weapon that can be guided to a target": it is propelled by a rocket or jet engine and is led by a guidance system to the target, where it explodes.
Types of guided missiles
| By range | Intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM), medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM), short-range ballistic missile (SRBM), theater ballistic missile, tactical ballistic missile |
| By platform | Air-to-air missile (AAM), air-to-surface missile (ASM), surface-to-air missile (SAM), surface-to-surface missile (SSM), ballistic missile (air-launched (ALBM), submarine-launched (SLBM)), cruise missile (air-launched (ALCM), submarine-launched (SLCM)) |
| By target | Anti-radiation missile (ARM), anti-submarine missile (ASM), anti-tank guided missile (ATGM), anti-ship missile (AShM), anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM), anti-satellite missile (ASAT), anti-ballistic missile (ABM) |
| By guidance method | Radar guidance (active radar homing (ARH), semi-active radar homing (SAHR), anti-radiation (ARM)), wireless guidance (laser guidance, infrared guidance), inertial guidance, GPS, terrain guidance (TERPROM, TERCOM, DSMAC), wire guidance, beam riding (LOSBR) |