We look at the history of cruise and guided missiles and how they’ve transformed modern combat in today’s standoff capabilities. From the early “flying torpedo” concepts in World War I and the groundbreaking German V-1 flying bomb during WWII, to post-war innovations like the US Matador, Tomahawk, and AGM-86 ALCM, we look at all of these technological advancements. We cover the key developments in US Navy missiles like Regulus and Hound Dog, Russian designs such as Kalibr, KH-101, and the nuclear-powered Burevestnik (Skyfall), as well as familiar system like the JASSM, Storm Shadow, and Ukraine’s FP-5 Flamingo. Cruise missiles are essential for precision strikes, anti-ship warfare, and strategic deterrence in today’s battlefields and therefore a very important topic for military aviation. We hope you enjoy our cruise missile roundup!CONTENT00:00 Intro01:37 Early History: V1, TDN-1, TDR-1, JB-206:24 First Cruise Missiles: MX-771 Matador, TM-76A Mace 08:48 Early US Navy Missiles: Regulus I and II 10:08 USAF Snark11:34 USAF Navaho13:28 AGM-28 Hound Dog14:51 ADM-20 Quail15:56 SCAD & AGM-8620:03 BGM-109 Tomahawk23:07 Employment: Desert Storm25:06 Modern Missiles26:19 AGM-15427:07 Norwegian Naval Strike Missile (NSM)27:30 German/Swedish KEPD-350 27:54 Franco-British Storm Shadow / SCALP-EG28:39 Ukraine’s FP-5 “Flamingo”29:35 Anduril’s Barracuda-M 30:25 L3Harris Wolfpack31:04 Russian Kalibr (3M54/3M14)31:52 Russian KH-10132:14 Russian KH-59MK2 33:34 Russian 9M730 Burevestnik