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Cruise missile

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Difference between Ballistic & Cruise missile

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Tomahawk Cruise Missile Test

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A new era for the Tomahawk cruise missile

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Watch South Korea test an incredibly accurate stealth cruise missile

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Inside a Tomahawk missile factory

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 precision. 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.
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