Missiles

The fire lance (simplified Chinese: 火枪; traditional Chinese: 火槍; pinyin: huǒ qiāng) or fire spear was one of the first gunpowder weapons in the world.

The Congreve rocket was a British military weapon designed and developed by Sir William Congreve in 1804, based directly on Mysorean rockets.

In modern usage, a missile is a self-propelled precision-guided munition system, as opposed to an unguided self-propelled munition, referred to as a rocket (although these too can also be guided).

A rocket is a self-propelled, unguided weapon system powered by a rocket motor.

A surface-to-air missile (SAM), or ground-to-air missile (GTAM), is a missile designed to be launched from the ground to destroy aircraft or other missiles.

Terrain Contour Matching, or TERCOM, is a navigation system used primarily by cruise missiles.

Anti-ship missiles are guided missiles that are designed for use against ships and large boats.

The Mark 13 guided missile launching system (GMLS) is a single-arm missile launcher designed for use on frigates and other military vessels.

The Mark 41 Vertical Launching System (Mk 41 VLS) is a shipborne missile canister launching system which provides a rapid-fire launch capability against hostile threats.

This is a list of anti-ship missiles.

The Mark 26 Guided Missile Launching System (GMLS) was a United States Navy fully automated system that stows, handles, and launches a variety of missiles.

The Spike is a small missile developed by the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD), NAVAIR's Weapons Division.

The Zarb missile is a land-based anti-ship guided cruise missile system currently in operation with Pakistan Navy.

The Select Precision Effects At Range (SPEAR) Capability 3 is a future British air-to-ground, possibly anti-tank, anti-structure, and anti-ship missile.

This is a list of surface-to-air missiles (SAMs).

Below is a list of missiles, sorted alphabetically by name.