Standoff weapons (or stand-off weapons) are missiles or bombs which may be launched from a distance sufficient to allow attacking personnel to evade the effect of the weapon or defensive fire from the target area.
Typically, they are used against land- and sea-based targets in an offensive operation.
Typical stand-off weapons include cruise missiles, glide bombs and short-range ballistic missiles.
Standoff missiles belong to the larger class of ranged weapons and are complimented by the Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW), a missile with a shorter range that is fired by an aircraft after penetrating enemy airspace.
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