List of missiles by country

This list of missiles by country displays the names of missiles in order of the country where they originate (were developed), with the countries listed alphabetically and annotated with their continent (and defence alliance, if applicable). In cases where multiple nations have developed or produced a missile, it is listed under each significantly participating nation. Within the lists of each country, missiles are ordered by designation and/or calling name (the latter being especially relevant for Russian/Soviet missiles). In some cases multiple listings are used, in order to provide cross-references for easier navigation.

This is not a list of missiles in operational service by a particular country; nor a list of military rockets.

For an alphabetical list by missile name, see the list of missiles.

Argentina

• Alacrán
• AS-25K anti-ship, air-ground ASM
• Cóndor I (with major contributions of German technology)
• Cóndor II (in cooperation with several Middle-Eastern countries)
• Cóndor III
• Martin Pescador MP-1000 anti-ship, air-ground ASM
• Mathogo anti-tank, wire-guided

Australia

• Ikara
• Malkara (joint Australian/British)
• Nulka active missile decoy designed to seduce anti-ship missiles away from their targets

Brazil

• A-Darter Fifth generation short range infrared homing air-to-air missile (joint South Africa/Brazil)
• FOG-MPM Fiber Optics Guided Multiple Purpose Missile.
• AVMT-300 GPS and/or laser-guided long range missile
• MAA-1A Piranha Short-range infrared homing air-to-air missile.
• MAA-1B Piranha Air to air missile, also known as "Piranha II".
• MSS-1.2 AC Anti-tank guided missile.
• MSA-3.1 AAé Anti-aircraft guided missile.
• MAS-5.1 Air-to-ground missile
• MAR-1 Anti-radiation missile.
• MAN-1 (MANSUP) Anti-ship missile

Canada

• ERYX (joint French/Canadian)
• Velvet Glove

China

European joint-venture

• AIM-132 ASRAAM
• MBDA Aster
• MBDA Meteor
• IRIS-T
• Martel - Anglo-French: Models AJ 168 and AS.37
• MIM-115 Roland
• Taurus KEPD 150/350

France

• AASM
• Aerospatiale AS-12
• Apache
• AS.30
• ASMP
• Crotale surface-to-air missile
• ENTAC
• ERYX (joint French/Canadian)
• HOT (Franco-German) anti-tank missile
• Exocet
• Hadès (cancelled)
• M5
• M45
• M51
• Magic
• Meteor
• MICA
• MILAN (Franco-German) anti-tank missile
• MISTRAL (Multinational) surface-to-air missile
• Pluton
• Matra R530
• Super 530
• ROLAND 2 surface-to-air missile (Germany/France)
• Scalp EG (Uk-French-Italy)
• Nord SS.10
• Aerospatiale AS.11/SS.11
• Nord SS.12

Germany

A modern Germany Air Force IRIS-T infrared homing air-to-air missile

Model of IDAS of the German Navy.

• AS.34 Kormoran 1/2
• MIM-115 Roland (replaced by LFK NG)
• ESSM
• EuroSpike (Israel/Germany)
• Taurus KEPD 350
• AGM Armiger
• IRIS-T
• IRIS-T SL
• IDAS (missile)
• PARS 3 LR
• RBS-15 (Sweden/Germany)
• GMLRS
• MEADS
• RIM-116 RAM
• LFK NG
• MBDA Meteor (Multinational)
• HOT (Franco German) anti-tank missile
• MILAN

German missiles of WW2

• V-1 flying bomb
• V-2 rocket
• Enzian missile
• Wasserfall missile
• Ruhrstahl X-4 missile
• Schmetterling
• Rheinbote
• Rheintochter
• Henschel Hs 293
• Fritz X
• Feuerlilie

India

BrahMos shown at IMDS 2007.

• Akash : Surface to air missile.
• Nag : Anti tank missile.(under development)
• Amogha missile: Anti tank missile.(under development)
• Prithvi-I (SS-150) : surface to surface Ballistic Missile.
• Prithvi-II (SS-250) : surface to surface Ballistic Missile.
• Prithvi-III (SS-350) : surface to surface Ballistic Missile.
• Agni-I MRBM : surface to surface medium-range ballistic missile.
• Agni-II MRBM : surface to surface medium-range ballistic missile.
• Agni-III IRBM : surface to surface intermediate-range ballistic missile.
• Agni-IV IRBM : surface to surface intermediate-range ballistic missile

ICBM Agni-V missile at the Republic day parade in New Delhi.^[1]

• Agni-V ICBM : surface to surface intercontinental ballistic missile.
• Agni-VI : Four-stage Intercontinental Ballistic Missile.^[2] (under development)
• Dhanush (missile) : Ship launched surface to surface Ballistic Missile.
• K 15 : Submarine launched Ballistic Missile.
• K 4 : Submarine launched Ballistic Missile. (Undergoing trials)
• K 5 : Submarine launched Ballistic Missile. (under development)
• Shaurya : surface to surface hypersonic tactical missile.
• BrahMos : Fastest Supersonic cruise missile in the world.
• BrahMos-A : Air launched Cruise Missile.
• BrahMos-NG : Mini version based on BrahMos (missile). (under development)
• BrahMos-II : Hypersonic missile.(under development)
• Astra BVRAAM : Active radar homing Beyond-visual-range Air to Air Missile.
• DRDO Anti-Radiation Missile : state-of-the-art Air-to-surface anti-radiation missile. (under development)
• Nirbhay : Long Range subsonic cruise missile. (under development)
• Prahaar : Tactical short range Ballistic Missile.
• Helina : Air launched anti tank missile. (under development)
• Barak 8 : Long range surface to air missile.
• Pradyumna Ballistic Missile Interceptor : Ballistic Missile interceptor, surface to air missile.
• Ashwin Ballistic Missile Interceptor : Ballistic Missile interceptor / anti aircraft missile.
• Trishul (missile) : Surface to air missile.
• Prithvi Air Defence : Exo-atmospheric Anti-ballistic missile.
• Advanced Air Defence : Endoatmospheric Anti-ballistic missile.

Iran

As of 2009, Iran has an active interest in developing, acquiring, and deploying a broad range of ballistic missiles, as well as developing a space launch capability. In mid-July 2008, Iran launched a number of ballistic missiles during military exercises, reportedly including the medium-range Shahab-3. Iran announced other missile and space launch tests in August and November 2008. In February 2009, Iran announced it launched a satellite into orbit and "officially achieved a presence in space."^[3]

Raduga Kh-55 Air-launched strategic cruise missile

SS-N-22 Sunburn Anti-ship missiles

P-800 Oniks(SS-NX-26 Yakhont) Anti-ship cruise missile

SA-2 Guideline Anti-air defense missile

• Toophan 1
• Toophan 2
• Toophan 5
• Saeghe 1-2
• I-RAAD & I-RAAD-T
• Fateh-110
• Fajr-2
• Fajr-3, MIRV
• Fajr-5
• Fajr-8, upgrades copy of S-200, Iranian upgrades
• Tondar-69
• Oghab
• Samid
• Qiam 1
• Shahab-1
• Shahab-2
• Shahab-3 B,C,D
• Shahab-4
• Shahab-5
• Shahab-6
• Ghadr-110
• Ghadr-111
• Sayyad, upgraded copy of HQ-2, Sayyad-1A has IR tracking.
• Shahin I & II, Reverse engineer of MIM-23 Hawk.
• R-17E, variant of Russian Scud B
• SS-N-22 Sunburn
• SS-NX-26 Yakhont
• Raduga Kh-55, also called X-55
• Noor
• Kowsar
• Silkworm, Capable of manufacture the missiles.
• Hoot
• Saegheh
• Zelzal-1
• Zelzal-2
• Zelzal-3
• Ashoura
• Sejjil 1, 2
• Nasr-1

Iraq

• Al-Samoud 2
• Ababil-100
• Al Fahd 300
• Al Fahd 500
• Al Hussein
• Al Hijarah
• Al Abbas
• Badr 2000
• Project 144
• Tammuz-1
• Al Abid
• Scud

Israel

• Arrow missile (Anti-ballistic)
• Barak 1 (Naval point defense)
• Barak 8 (Naval area defense)
• Delilah missile (Cruise missile of several variants: drone, air-to-ground, possible anti-radiation variant as well)
• David's Sling/Magic Wand (Anti medium range missile)
• Gabriel missile (Ship-to-ship and air-to-ship variants)
• Iron Dome (anti-short range rocket)
• Jericho II IRBM (Ground-to-ground ballistic)
• Jericho III ICBM (Ground-to-ground ballistic)
• LAHAT (Guided anti-tank)
• Nimrod (Guided anti-tank)
• Popeye missile (Air-to-ground cruise missile. U.S. designation AGM-142 Have Nap. Possibly larger derivatives exist as well, including a submarine-launched variant)
• Python 5 (Air-to-air, also ground-to-air variant named SPYDER)
• Derby (Air-to-air, also known as the Alto)
• Shavit (Space launcher)
• Spike/Gil missile (Portable guided anti-tank of several variants including a longer a range tactical ground-to-ground/air-to-ground variant named Spike NLOS or "Tamuz")

Italy

• Alfa
• Aspide

Japan

• AAM-1 (Type 69 Air-to-Air Missile)
• AAM-2 (Program was canceled)
• AAM-3 (Type 90 Air-to-Air Missile)
• AAM-4 (Type 99 Air-to-Air Missile)
  • AAM-4B
• AAM-5 (Type 04 Air-to-Air Missile)
  • AAM-5B (Development)
• ASM-1 (Type 80 Air-to-Ship Missile)
• ASM-1C (Type 91 Air-to-Ship Missile)
• ASM-2 (Type 93 Air-to-Ship Missile)
  • ASM-2B
• ATM-1 (Type 64 Anti-Tank Missile)
• ATM-2 (Type 79 Anti-Landing craft and Anti-Tank Missile)
• ATM-3 (Type 87 Anti-Tank Missile)
• ATM-4 (Type 96 Multi-Purpose Missile System)
• ATM-5 (Type 01 Light Anti-Tank Missile)
• ATM-6 (Medium-Range Multi-Purpose Missile)
• SAM-1 (Type 81 Short-Range Surface-to-Air Missile)
  • SAM-1B
  • SAM-1C
• SAM-2 (Type 91 Portable Surface-to-Air Missile)
  • SAM-2B
• SAM-3 (Type 93 Short-Range Surface-to-Air Missile)
• SAM-4 (Type 03 Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missile)
  • SAM-4B (Development)
• Type 11 Short-Range Surface-to-Air Missile
• SSM-1 (Type 88 Surface-to-Ship Missile)
  • SSM-1C
• SSM-1B (Type 90 Ship-to-Ship Missile Missile)
• SM-3 Block-II/IIA (Joint development with U.S)
• Type 73 (Type 73 lightweight torpedo)
• Type 80 (Type 80 heavyweight torpedo)
• Type 89 (Type 89 heavyweight torpedo)
• Type 97 (Type 97 lightweight torpedo)
• Type 07 (Type 07 Vertical Launched ASROC)

Nigeria

• Ogbunigwe (Multi-purpose Missile)

North Korea

Norway

• Penguin (American designation AGM-119)
• Naval Strike Missile

Pakistan

The Ghauri ballistic missile (centre) on display at the IDEAS 2008 defence exhibition, Karachi, mounted in its launch mechanism on the transporter erector launcher (TEL).

• Anza Mk.1, Mk.2, Mk.3
• Barq
• Baktar-Shikan
• Babur (Hatf VII) - ground-launched cruise missile (submarine-launched version under development)
• Hatf-VIII (Ra'ad) - Air-launched Cruise Missile developed exclusively for launch from Aerial Platforms.
• Ghauri I
• Shaheen I
• Ghauri II
• Shaheen II
• Shaheen-III
• Ghaznavi
• Hatf-I/IA
• Abdali-I
• Nasr (Hatf-IX)

South Korea

• Baeksangeo (White Shark) heavyweight torpedo
• Cheolmae-2 (KM-SAM) surface-to-air missile
• Cheongsangeo (Blue Shark) lightweight torpedo
• Chiron surface-to-air missile
• C-Star ship-to-ship missile
• Haeseong anti-ship missile
• Hongsangeo (Red Shark) rocket-based torpedo and anti-submarine missile (K-ASROC)
• Hyunmoo III cruise missile
• KM-SAM surface-to-air missile
• Pegasus surface-to-air missile
• K-SAAM surface-to-air missile
• Hyun-Gung anti-tank missile
• KGGB GPS-guided Air-to-surface missile

Russia and the USSR

By Russian designation

The NATO reporting name of each missile is shown in parentheses behind the proper name.

2K11 missile (SA-4 Ganef) 2K22 missile (SA-19/SA-N-11 Grison) 3M9 missile (SA-6 Gainful) 4K40/4K51 missile (SS-N-2 Styx) 4K60/4K65 missiles (SA-N-3 Goblet) 9K33 missile (SA-8/SA-N-4 Gecko) 9K37 missile (SA-11/SA-N-7 Gadfly) 9K38 missile (SA-17/SA-N-12 Grizzly) 9K330/9K331/9K332 missiles (SA-15/SA-N-9 Gauntlet) 82R missile (SS-N-15 Starfish) 86R/88R missile (SS-N-16 Stallion) GR-1 Global Rocket fractional orbital bombardment system missile (SS-X-10 Scrag) Igla missile (SA-18/SA-N-10 Grouse) Igla-1 missile (SA-16 Gimlet) K-5 missile (AA-1 Alkali) K-8 missile (AA-3 Anab) K-9 missile (AA-4 Awl) K-13 missile (AA-2 Atoll) KSR-2 (AS-5 Kelt) MR-UR-100 Sotka intercontinental ballistic missile (SS-17 Spanker) P-1 missile (SS-N-1 Scrubber) P-270/Kh-41 long-range anti-shipping missile (SS-N-22/ASM-MSS Sunburn) P-700 Granit (SS-N-19 Shipwreck) R-1 theatre ballistic missile (SS-1 Scunner) R-2 theatre ballistic missile (SS-2 Sibling) R-4 missile (AA-5 Ash) R-5M rocket (SS-3 Shyster) R-7 Semyorka intercontinental ballistic missile (SS-6 Sapwood) R-9 Desna intercontinental ballistic missile (SS-8 Sasin) R-11 tactical ballistic missile (SS-1b Scud) R-12 Dvina theatre ballistic missile (SS-4 Sandal) R-13 submarine-launched ballistic missile (SS-N-4 Sark) R-14 Chusovaya theatre ballistic missile (SS-5 Skean) R-15 submarine-launched ballistic missile R-16 intercontinental ballistic missile (SS-7 Saddler) R-21 submarine-launched ballistic missile (SS-N-5 Serb) R-23 missile (AA-7 Apex) R-26 intercontinental ballistic missile (SS-8 Sasin)

R-27 submarine-launched ballistic missile (SS-N-6 Serb) R-27 missile (AA-10 Alamo) R-33 missile (AA-9 Amos) R-36 intercontinental ballistic missile (SS-9 Scarp and SS-18 Satan) R-37 missile (AA-13 Arrow) R-39 missile (SS-N-20 Sturgeon) R-40 missile (AA-6 Acrid) R-46 intercontinental ballistic missile R-60 missile (AA-8 Aphid) R-73 missile (AA-11 Archer) R-77 missile (AA-12 Adder) R-300 Elbrus theatre ballistic missile (SS-1c Scud) R-400 Oka mobile theatre ballistic missile (SS-23 Spider) RS-24 intercontinental ballistic missile (Unknown) [4] RS-26 intercontinental ballistic missile. RT-1 theatre ballistic missile RT-2 intercontinental ballistic missile (SS-13 Savage) RT-2PM Topol mobile intercontinental ballistic missile (SS-25 Sickle) RT-2UTTH Topol M mobile intercontinental ballistic missile (SS-27) RT-15 mobile theatre ballistic missile (SS-14 Scamp) RT-20 intercontinental ballistic missile (SS-15 Scrooge) RT-21 Temp 2S mobile intercontinental ballistic missile (SS-16 Sinner) RT-21M Pioner mobile medium range ballistic missile (SS-20 Saber) RT-23 Molodets intercontinental ballistic missile (SS-24 Scalpel) RT-25 theatre ballistic missile S-25 missile (SA-1 Guild) S-75 missile (SA-2/SA-N-2 Guideline) S-125 missile (SA-3/SA-N-1 Goa) S-200 missile (SA-5 Gammon) S-300P missile (SA-10 Grumble/SA-N-6/SA-20 Gargoyle/SA-X-21 Triumf) S-300V missile (SA-12 Gladiator/Giant) S-300PMU-1/2 missile (SA-20 Gargoyle) S-400 missile (SA-21 Growler) Strela-1 missile (SA-9 Gaskin) Strela-2 missile (SA-7/SA-N-5 Grail) Strela-3 missile (SA-14/SA-N-8 Gremlin) Strela-10 missile (SA-13 Gopher) Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile. TR-1 Temp theatre ballistic missile (SS-12 / SS-22 Scaleboard) UR-100 intercontinental ballistic missile (SS-11 Sego) UR-100N intercontinental ballistic missile (SS-19 Stiletto) UR-200 intercontinental ballistic missile (SS-X-10 Scrag)

By NATO name

AA-1 Alkali / Kaliningrad K-5 AA-2 Atoll / Vympel K-13 AA-3 Anab / Kaliningrad K-8 AA-4 Awl / K-9 missile AA-5 Ash / R-4 missile AA-6 Acrid / R-40 missile AA-7 Apex / R-23 missile AA-8 Aphid / R-60 missile AA-9 Amos / R-33 missile AA-10 Alamo / R-27 missile AA-11 Archer / R-73 missile AA-12 Adder / R-77 missile AA-13 Arrow / R-37 missile AS-1 Kennel anti-shipping AS-2 Kipper anti-shipping AS-3 Kangaroo nuclear anti-shipping AS-4 Kitchen anti-shipping AS-5 Kelt air-to-surface AS-6 Kingfisher anti-shipping AS-7 Kerry (SA-1 Guild) S-25 missile (SA-2/SA-N-2 Guideline) S-75 missile (SA-3/SA-N-1 Goa) S-125 missile (SA-N-3 Goblet) 4K60/4K65 missiles (SA-4 Ganef) 2K11 missile (SA-5 Gammon) S-200 missile (SA-6 Gainful) 3M9 missile (SA-7/SA-N-5 Grail) Strela-2 missile (SA-8/SA-N-4 Gecko) 9K33 missile (SA-9 Gaskin) Strela-1 missile (SA-10 Grumble/SA-N-6/SA-20 Gargoyle/SA-X-21 Triumf) S-300P missile (SA-11/SA-N-7 Gadfly) 9K37 missile (SA-12 Gladiator/Giant) S-300V missile (SA-13 Gopher) Strela-10 missile (SA-14/SA-N-8 Gremlin) Strela-3 missile (SA-15/SA-N-9 Gauntlet) 9K330/9K331/9K332 missiles (SA-16 Gimlet) Igla-1 missile (SA-17/SA-N-12 Grizzly) 9K38 missile (SA-18/SA-N-10 Grouse) Igla missile (SA-19/SA-N-11 Grison) 2K22 missile (SA-20 Gargoyle) S-300PMU-1/2 missile (SA-21 Growler) S-400 missile

SS-1 Scunner / R-1 SS-1b Scud / R-11 SS-1c Scud / R-300 SS-2 Sibling / R-2 SS-3 Shyster / R-5 SS-4 Sandal / R-12 Dvina SS-5 Skean / R-14 Chusovaya SS-6 Sapwood / R-7 Semyorka SS-7 Saddler / R-16 SS-8 Sasin / R-9 Desna SS-8 Sasin / R-26 (mistaken identification by NATO) SS-9 Scarp / R-36 SS-10 Scrag / Global Rocket 1 SS-11 Sego / UR-100 SS-12 Scaleboard / TR-1 Temp SS-13 Savage / RT-2 SS-14 Scamp / RT-15 SS-15 Scrooge / RT-20 SS-16 Sinner / RT-21 Temp 2S SS-17 Spanker / MR-UR-100 Sotka SS-18 Satan / R-36M SS-19 Stiletto / UR-100N SS-20 Saber / RT-21M Pioner SS-21 Scarab / OTR-21 Tochka SS-22 Scaleboard / TR-1 Temp SS-23 Spider / R-400 Oka SS-24 Scalpel / RT-23 Molodets SS-25 Sickle / RT-2PM Topol SS-27 / RT-2UTTH Topol M SS-N-1 Scrubber / P-1 missile SS-N-2 Styx / 4K40/4K51 missile SS-N-4 Sark / R-13 SS-N-5 Serb / R-21 SS-N-6 Serb / R-27 SS-N-15 Starfish 82R missile SS-N-16 Stallion 86R/88R missile SS-N-19 Shipwreck / P-700 rocket SS-N-20 Sturgeon / R-39 missile SS-N-21 Sampson / Raduga Kh-55 SS-N-22 Sunburn / P-270 missile SS-N-23 Skiff / R-29 Vysota, R-29 Vysota, R-29RMU Sineva SS-N-25 Switchblade / Kh-35 SS-N-27 Sizzler / 3M-54 Klub SS-X-10 Scrag / Global Rocket 1 / GR-1 SS-X-10 Scrag / UR-200

Serbia

• ALAS (Advanced Light Attack System) Long-range multipurpose guided missile

South Africa

RSA Series

• RSA-1 (Variant of the Jericho II second stage for use as a mobile missile)^[5]
• RSA-2 (Variant of the Jericho II)^[6]
• RSA-3 (Variant of the Shavit)^[7]
• RSA-4 (Upper stages of the Shavit with a heavy first stage)^[8]

(Above missiles made by Houwteq)

Other

• A-Darter
• R-Darter
• ZT3 Ingwe
• Mokopa
• MUPSOW
• Torgos Air-Launched Cruise Missile
• Umkhonto
• Umbani

(Above missiles made by Denel Dynamics)

Sweden

• RBS-15
• RB 04
• Rb 05
• RBS 70
• RBS 23
• KEPD 350
• BILL 1
• BILL 2
• Bantam

Taiwan

• Hsiung Feng I (HF-1) (ship-to-ship)
• Hsiung Feng II (HF-2) (guided multiplatform antiship)
• Hsiung Feng IIE (HF-2E) (land attack cruise missile variant of HF-2)
• Hsiung Feng III (HF-3) (antiship and/or land attack cruise missile)
• Sky Bow I (TK-1) (SAM)
• Sky Bow II (TK-2) (SAM)
• Sky Bow III (TK-3) (SAM)
• Sky Spear (Short range SSBM)
• Sky Sword I (TC-1) (air-to-air)
• Sky Sword II (TC-2) (air-to-air)
• Yun Feng (long-range cruise missile)

Turkey

• HGK (bomb)
• Mızrak-U
• Mızrak-O
• Roketsan Cirit
• SOM (missile)
• T-LORAMIDS
• J-600T Yıldırım

United Kingdom

• AIM-132 ASRAAM
• Bloodhound Surface-to-air
• Blowpipe Man portable Surface-to-air
• Blue Steel Nuclear "Stand Off Bomb"
• Blue Streak
• Blue Water - surface to surface nuclear
• Brakemine WWII SAM project
• Brimstone
• Fairey Fireflash Air-to-air
• Fairey Stooge anti-ship missile
• Fire Shadow
• Firestreak Air-to-air
• Green Cheese
• Javelin Surface-to-air
• Malkara (joint Australian/British)
• MBDA Meteor (European)
• Rapier Surface-to-air
• Red Dean
• Red Hebe
• Red Top Air-to-air
• Sea Cat Surface-to-air
• Sea Dart Surface-to-air
• Sea Eagle
• Sea Skua
• Sea Slug Surface-to-air
• Sea Viper (Aster Missile) Surface-to-air
• Sea Wolf Surface-to-air
• Skybolt ALBM
• Skyflash
• Starburst
• Starstreak
• Storm Shadow (British-French)
• Swingfire Ground to ground, anti-tank
• Thunderbird
• Tigercat
• UB.109T - cruise missile
• Vickers Vigilant

United States

Missile Design Series (Unified)

US DoD 4120 Mission Design Series (MDS) Designators and Symbols for Guided Missiles, Rockets, Probes, Boosters, and Satellites.^[9]

Status Prefix	Launch Environment	Basic Mission	Vehicle Type
C - Captive	A - Air	C - Transport	B - Booster
D - Dummy	B - Multiple	D - Decoy	M - Guided Missile
J - Special Test (Temporary)	C - Coffin	E - Electronic/Communications	N - Probe
M - Maintenance	F - Individual	G - Surface Attack	R - Rocket
N - Special Test (Permanent)	G - Surface	I - Aerial/Space Intercept	S - Satellite
X - Experimental	H - Silo Stored	L - Launch Detection/Surveillance
Y - Prototype	L - Silo-Launched	M - Scientific/Calibration
Z - Planning	M - Mobile	N - Navigation
	P - Soft Pad	Q - Drone
	R - Ship	S - Space Support
	S - Space	T - Training
	U - Underwater	U - Underwater Attack
		W - Weather

Sample Missile MDS - "BGM-109G"^[9]

Launch Environment	Multiple	- B
Basic Mission	Surface Attack	- G
Vehicle Type	Guided Missile	- M
Design Number	109th Missile Design	- 109
Series	7th Version of the Design	- G

The list of U. S. missiles, sorted by ascending MDS number:

MGM-1 Matador MGR-1 Honest John RIM-2 Terrier MGR-3 Little John MIM-3 Nike-Ajax AIM-4 Falcon MGM-5 Corporal RGM-6 Regulus AIM-7 Sparrow/RIM-7 Sea Sparrow RIM-8 Talos AIM-9 Sidewinder CIM-10 Bomarc PGM-11 Redstone AGM-12 Bullpup MGM-13 Mace MIM-14 Nike-Hercules RGM-15 Regulus II CGM-16 / HGM-16 Atlas PGM-17 Thor MGM-18 Lacrosse PGM-19 Jupiter ADM-20 Quail MGM-21 (French-made) AGM-22 (French-made) MIM-23 Hawk RIM-24 Tartar LGM-25 Titan AIM-26 Falcon UGM-27 Polaris AGM-28 Hound Dog MGM-29 Sergeant LGM-30 Minuteman MGM-31 Pershing MGM-32 Entac MQM-33 BGM-34 Firebee AQM-35 MQM-36 Shelduck AQM-37 Jayhawk AQM-38 MQM-39 Cardinal MQM-40 Firefly AQM-41 Petrel MQM-42 Redhead/Roadrunner FIM-43 Redeye UUM-44 Subroc AGM-45 Shrike MIM-46 Mauler AIM-47 Falcon AGM-48 Skybolt LIM-49 Nike Zeus/Spartan RIM-50 Typhon LR MGM-51 Shillelagh MGM-52 Lance AGM-53 Condor AIM-54 Phoenix RIM-55 Typhon MR PQM-56 MQM-57 Falconer MQM-58 Overseer RGM-59 Taurus

AQM-60 Kingfisher MQM-61 Cardinal AGM-62 Walleye AGM-63 AGM-64 Hornet AGM-65 Maverick RIM-66 Standard MR SM-2 RIM-67 Standard ER SM-2 AIM-68 Big Q AGM-69 SRAM LEM-70 Minuteman ERCS BGM-71 TOW MIM-72 Chaparral UGM-73 Poseidon BQM-74 Chukar BGM-75 AICBM AGM-76 Falcon FGM-77 Dragon AGM-78 Standard ARM AGM-79 Blue Eye AGM-80 Viper AQM-81 Firebolt AIM-82 AGM-83 Bulldog AGM-84 Harpoon RGM-84 Harpoon UGM-84 Harpoon RIM-85 AGM-86 ALCM AGM-87 Focus AGM-88 HARM UGM-89 Perseus BQM-90 ASMT[10] AQM-91 Firefly FIM-92 Stinger XQM-93 Compass Dwell GQM-94 B-Gull AIM-95 Agile UGM-96 Trident I AIM-97 Seekbat GQM-98 Tern-R LIM-99 LIM-100 RIM-101 PQM-102 Delta Dagger AQM-103 Thunderbolt[10] MIM-104 Patriot MQM-105 Aquila BQM-106 Teleplane MQM-107 Streaker BQM-108 VATOL[10] BGM-109 Tomahawk BGM-110 SLCM BQM-111 Firebrand AGM-112 RIM-113 SIRCS AGM-114 Hellfire MIM-115 Roland RIM-116 RAM FQM-117 RCMAT LGM-118 Peacekeeper

AGM-119 Penguin (Norwegian-made) AIM-120 AMRAAM CQM-121 Pave Tiger/Seek Spinner AGM-122 Sidearm AGM-123 Skipper AGM-124 Wasp UUM-125 Sea Lance BQM-126 AQM-127 SLAT AQM-128 AGM-129 ACM AGM-130 Ripper[10] AGM-131 SRAM II AIM-132 ASRAAM UGM-133 Trident II MGM-134 Midgetman ASM-135 ASAT AGM-136 Tacit Rainbow AGM-137 TSSAM CEM-138 Pave Cricket RUM-139 VL-ASROC MGM-140 ATACMS ADM-141 TALD AGM-142 Have Nap (Israeli-made) MQM-143 RPVT ADM-144 BQM-145 Peregrine MIM-146 ADATS BQM-147 Exdrone FGM-148 Javelin PQM-149 UAV-SR PQM-150 UAV-SR FQM-151 Pointer AIM-152 AAAM AGM-153 AGM-154 JSOW BQM-155 Hunter RIM-156 SM-2ER Block IV MGM-157 EFOGM AGM-158 JASSM AGM-159 JASSM ADM-160 MALD RIM-161 SM-3 RIM-162 ESSM GQM-163 Coyote MGM-164 ATACMS II RGM-165 LASM MGM-166 LOSAT BQM-167 Skeeter MGM-168 ATAMCS Block IVA AGM-169 JCM MQM-170 Outlaw MQM-171 Outlaw FGM-172 SRAW

Joint Designation System of 1947

Status Prefix	Launch Environment	Target Environment	System Designation	Developing Service	Sequence Number	Modification Suffix
R - Research	A - Air	A - Air	M - Missile	A - Air Force
T - Training	S - Surface	S - Surface		G - Army
X - Experimental	U - Underwater	U - Underwater		N - Navy
Y - Service Test

Test Vehicle Designations^[11]

Basic Mission	System Designation	Developing Service	Sequence Number	Modification Suffix
C - Control	TV - Test Vehicle	A - Air Force
L - Launching		G - Army
P - Propulsion		N - Navy
R - Research

Sequence Numbers:

Air Force: Consecutive numerical sequence for each missile mission type.

Army: Single numerical sequence until 1948 when the sequence numbers were restarted.

Navy: Initially even numbers transitioning to sequential.

Sample Vehicle Designation "SSM-A-2 Navaho"

Prefix	Not Used
Launch Environment	S - Surface	S
Target Environment	S - Surface	S
System Designation	M - Missile	M
Developing Service	A - Air Force	A
Sequence Number	Sequential Number	2
Modification Suffix		Not Used

Sample Test Vehicle Designation "RTV-G-1 WAC Corporal"

Basic Mission	Research	R
System Designation	TV - Test Vehicle	TV
Developing Service	G - Army	G
Sequence Number		1
Modification Suffix		Not Used

United States Air Force Designation Systems

United States Air Force Designation System, 1947–1951

The list of missiles sorted by ascending Air Force 1947–1951 designations.^[11]

AAM-A-1 Firebird AAM-A-2 Falcon ASM-A-1 TARZON ASM-A-2 RASCAL LTV-A-1 Doodle Bug PTV-A-1 RTV-A-1 RTV-A-2 HIROC RTV-3 NATIV

RTV-A-4 Shrike RTV-A-5 SAM-A-1 GAPA SSM-A-1 Matador SSM-A-2 Navaho SSM-A-3 Snark SSM-A-4 Navaho II SSM-A-5 Boojum SSM-A-6 Navaho III

United States Air Force Designation System, 1951–1955^[11]

During this timeframe, the U.S. Air Force treated missiles as pilotless aircraft.^[11]

Basic Mission	Sequence Number	Modification Series
B - Bomber "Ground Attack Missile"
F - Fighter "Anti-Aircraft Missile"
X - Experimental

The list of missiles sorted by ascending Air Force 1951–1955 designations.

B-61 Matador B-62 Snark B-63 RASCAL B-64 Navaho B-65 Atlas B-67 Crossbow

F-98 Falcon F-99 Bomarc F-104 Falcon^1

X-7 X-8 X-9 Shrike X-10 X-11^2 X-12^2 X-17

¹A version of the Falcon missile was briefly designated the F-104 before it was re-designated as the F-98.^[11]

²The X-11 and X-12 designations were assigned to one and three engine test missiles that would have been used to develop a five engine version of the Atlas missile.^[11]

United States Air Force Designation System, 1955–1963^[11]

Status Prefix	Basic Mission	Sequence Number	Modification Series
H - Hardened	GAM - Guided Air-Launched Missile
R - Reconnaissance	GAR - Guided Air-Launched Rocket
S - Space	IM - Intercept Missile
T - Training	RM - Research Missile
U - Training	SM - Strategic Missile
X - Experimental	TM - Tactical Missile
Y - Service Test

For all basic missions except GAR (which started at 1) the sequence number started after 67 which was the last bomber designation used for guided missiles.^[11]

Sample Air Force 1955–1963 designation: "XSM-73"

Status Prefix	Experimental	X
Basic Mission	Strategic Missile	SM
Sequence Number	6th non-GAR missile after 67	73
Modification Series	Not Used

The list of missiles sorted by ascending Air Force 1955–1963 designations.

TM-61 Matador SM-62 Snark GAM-63 RASCAL SM-64 Navaho SM-65 Atlas GAM-67 Crossbow SM-68 Titan IM-69 Bomarc IM-70 Talos GAM-71 Buck Duck GAM-72 Quail SM-73 Bull Goose SM-74 SM-75 Thor TM-76 Mace GAM-77 Hound Dog SM-78

GAM-79 White Lance SM-80 Minuteman RM-81 Agena RM-82 Loki-Dart GAM-83 Bullpup RM-84 Aerobee-Hi RM-85 Nike-Cajun RM-86 Exos GAM-87 Skybolt SRM-88 Rocksonde 200 RM-89 Blue Scout I RM-90 Blue Scout II RM-91 Blue Scout Junior RM-92 Blue Scout Junior IM-99 Bomarc AIM-101 Sparrow

GAR-1 Falcon GAR-2 Falcon GAR-3 Falcon GAR-4 Falcon GAR-5 Falcon GAR-6 Falcon GAR-8 Sidewider GAR-9 Falcon GAR-11 Nuclear Falcon

United States Navy Designation Systems

United States Navy Designation System 1941 - 1945^[11]

The list of missiles sorted by ascending Navy 1941 - 1945 designations.

Pre-Fix	Basic Mission	Manufacturer Code
X - Experimental	BD - Assault Drone	D - McDonnell
	LB - Bomb Carrying Glider	E - Pratt-Read
	TD - Target Drone	P - Piper
		T - Taylorcraft

• Interstate BDR
• LBD Gargoyle
• LBE-1 Glomb
• LBP-1 Glomb
• LBT-1 Glomb

United States Navy Designation System 1946 - 1947^[11]

Basic Mission	Manufacturer Sequence Number	Manufacturer Code
KA - Anti-Aircraft	None - First Missile Constructed by Manufacturer	D - McDonnell
KD - Drone	2 - Second Missile Constructed by Manufacturer	M - Martin
KG - Ground Attack	3 - 3rd Missile Constructed by Manufacturer	N - Naval Air Material Unit
KS - Anti-Ship		Q - Fairchild
KU - Research and Test		S - Sperry
		Y - Convair
		W - Willys-Overland

The list of missiles sorted by ascending Navy 1946-1947 designations.^[11]

KAM Little Joe KAN Little Joe KA2N Gorgon IIA KA3N Gorgon IIIA KAQ Lark[12] KAS Sparrow KAY Lark KGN Gorgon IIC

KGW Loon KSD Gargoyle KUD Gargoyle KUM Gorgon IV KUN Gorgon IIC KU2N Gorgon IIA KU3N Gorgon III KUW Loon

United States Navy Designation System 1947 - 1963

The list of missiles sorted by ascending Navy 1947-1963 designations.^[11]

AAM-N-2 Sparrow I AAM-N-3 Sparrow II AAM-N-4 Oriole AAM-N-5 Meteor AAM-N-6 Sparrow III AAM-N-7 Sidewinder AAM-N-9 Sparrow X AAM-N-10 Eagle AAM-N-11 Phoenix ASM-N-2 Bat ASM-N-4 Dove ASM-N-5 Gorgon V ASM-N-6 Omar ASM-N-7 Bullpup ASM-N-8 Corvus ASM-N-10 Shrike ASM-N-11 Condor AUM-N-2 Petrel

AUM-N-4 Diver AUM-N-6 Puffin SAM-N-2 Lark SAM-N-4 Lark SAM-N-6 Talos SAM-N-7 Terrier SAM-N-8 Zeus SAM-N-8 Typhon LR SAM-N-9 Typhon MR SSM-N-2 Triton SSM-N-4 Taurus SSM-N-6 Rigel SSM-N-8 Regulus SSM-N-9 Lacrosse SSM-N-9 Regulus II SUM-N-2 Grebe CTV-N-2 Gorgon IIC CTV-N-4 Gorgon IIA

CTV-N-6 Gorgon IIIA CTV-N-8 Bumblebee STV CTV-N-9 Lark CTV-N-10 Lark LTV-N-2 Loon LTV-N-4 PTV-N-2 Gorgon IV PTV-N-4 Bumblebee BTV RTV-N-2 Gargoyle RTV-N-4 Gorgon IIIC RTV-N-6 Bumblebee XPM RTV-N-8 Aerobee RTV-N-10 Aerobee RTV-N-12 Viking RTV-N-13 Aerobee 150 RTV-N-15 Pollux RV-N-16 Oriole

United States Army Designation Systems

United States Army Designation System 1941 - 1947^[11]

Designation	Function	Period of Usage
BG - Bomb Glider	Glider with explosive warhead	1942 to 1944
BQ - Guided Bomb	Ground-launched remote controlled drone	1942 to 1945
GB - Glide Bomb	Guided Bomb	1941 to 1947
GT - Glide Torpedo	Guided Bomb with a torpedo	1943 to 1947
JB - Jet Bomb	Missile	1943 to 1947
VB - Vertical Bomb	Guided Bomb	1943 to 1947

The list of missiles sorted by ascending Army 1941-1947 designations.

• JB-1 Bat
• JB-2 Doodle Bug
• JB-3 Tiamet
• JB-4 Project MX-607
• JB-5 Project MX-595
• JB-6 Project MX-600
• JB-7 Project MX-605
• JB-8 GAPA
• JB-9 Project MX-626
• JB-10 Bat

United States Army Designation System 1948 - 1955

The list of missiles sorted by ascending Army 1948 - 1955 designations.^[11]

RTV-G-1 WAC Corporal RTV-G-2 Corporal E RTV-G-3 Hermes II RTV-G-4 Bumper CTV-G-5 Hermes A-1 RTV-G-6 Hermes B-1 SAM-G-7 Nike Ajax SSM-G-8 Hermes A-3A SSM-G-9 Hermes B-2 RTV-G-10 Hermes A-2 SSM-G-12 Martin Lacrosse SSM-G-13 Hermes A-2

PGM-11 Redstone SSM-G-15 Hermes A-1 SSM-G-16 Hermes A-3B SSM-G-17 Corporal SAM-A-18 Hawk SAM-A-19 Plato RV-A-22 Lark SSM-A-23 Dart SAM-A-25 Nike Hercules SSM-A-27 Sergeant

United States Army Designation System 1955 - 1963

Prefix	Army Ordnance Designator	Equipment Category Sequence Number	Modification Suffix
X - Pre Production	M - Ordnance Designator

The list of missiles sorted by ascending Army 1955-1963 designations.^[11]

• M1 Nike-Ajax
• M2 Corporal
• M3 Hawk
• M4 Lacrosse
• M6 Nike-Hercules
• M8 Redstone
• M9 Redstone
• M13 Shillelagh
• XM14 Pershing
• M15 Sergeant
• M16 Hawk
• M18 Hawk
• XM19 Pershing
• M50 Honest John

United States Undesignated Missiles

The list of undesignated United States missiles sorted alphabetically:

A-1 Affordable Weapon Alpha Draco ALVRJ Aries APKWS ASALM ATASK Athena Bold Orion Brazo Caleb Caster 4B Cherokee CKEM Cree Crow D-40 Cannonball

ERAM ERIS FABMDS Farside FLAGE Flying Bomb GBI HAVE DASH II HEDI Hera HGV HIBEX High Virgo HOE HOPI HTV HVM HyFly

Jindivik^1 Kettering Bug LAM LASRM LOCAAS M30 Guided MRLS NOTSNIK PAM PLV Pogo Pogo-Hi Private Rapier^2 RATTLRS RSC-51 Senior Prom Sergent-Hydac Shavetail

SIAM Skokie I Skokie II SLAM Spike Sprint SR19/SR19 SRALT STARS Storm T-16 T-22 Talos-Sergeant-Hydac THAAD Trailblazer 2 Wagtail Wizard

¹Australian target missile briefly used by the United States Navy.

²The United States procured Rapier missile systems for the air defense of United States Air Force Bases in the United Kingdom.

United States Missiles with X Designations

The list of X designated United States missiles numerically:

• X-7
• X-8
• X-9 Shrike
• X-10
• X-11
• X-12
• X-17
• X-41
• X-42
• X-43 Hyper-X
• X-51

See also

• List of missiles
• List of currently active missiles of the United States military

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