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Missile systems

The six missile families in the catalog: ATGM, MANPADS, SAM, ballistic, cruise, hypersonic. What the spec-sheet fields mean (CEP, range, guidance, launch platform) and how to compare them.

CEP (Circular Error Probable) is the radius within which 50% of shots land. Lower number means higher precision.

Anti-tank guided missiles (ATGM)

20 Systems in the catalog

Squad or vehicle weapons that defeat tanks and bunkers at short-to-medium range (2–10 km). Wire/laser/IR/SACLOS guidance or fire-and-forget. Examples: Javelin, Kornet, Spike, TOW, NLAW.

Man-portable air-defense (MANPADS)

16 Systems in the catalog

Shoulder launchers against helicopters and low-altitude aircraft up to ~6 km. Passive IR seeker. Examples: Stinger, Igla, Mistral.

Medium/long-range surface-to-air (SAM)

26 Systems in the catalog

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7 Systems in the catalog

Ballistic missiles

24 Systems in the catalog

High-altitude ballistic flight. Four classes by range: SRBM (<1,000 km), MRBM (1,000–3,000), IRBM (3,000–5,500), ICBM (>5,500). Examples: Iskander-M, DF-21, Jericho, Minuteman III, DF-41.

Cruise missiles

18 Systems in the catalog

Atmospheric turbojet/ramjet flight, programmed trajectory, precision terminal. Land-attack or anti-ship. Examples: Tomahawk, Kalibr, Storm Shadow/SCALP, BrahMos, Exocet, Harpoon.

Hypersonic

5 Systems in the catalog

Sustained speed >Mach 5 in the terminal phase. HGV (glide vehicle), HCM (scramjet cruise), ABM hybrids. Examples: Avangard, DF-17, Zircon.