Cruise missiles
Q. What are cruise missiles?- Published on 25 May 16a. They are guided ballistic missiles
b. They are guided non ballistic missiles
c. They are missiles with own propulsion system
d. Both b and c
ANSWER: Both b and c
- A cruise missile is a guided missile used against terrestrial targets that remains in the atmosphere and flies the major portion of its flight path at approximately constant speed.
- Cruise missiles are designed to deliver a large warhead over long distances with high accuracy, that is, small circular error probability.
- Modern cruise missiles are capable of travelling at supersonic or high subsonic speeds, are self-navigating, and are able to fly on a non-ballistic, extremely low-altitude trajectory.
