USAF Ground Launched Cruise Missiles: A Study in Technology, Concepts, and Deterrence

Author(s): Randall L. Lanning

Year: 1992

Summary

Although generally neglected by historians, USAF Ground Launched Cruise Missiles (GLCM) have made important contributions to US national security. The paper begins with a brief description of the German V-1, the first true operational GLCM. The balance of the paper traces the lineage of the three tactical, theater-based GLCMs that served with the US Air Force.

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USAF Ground Launched Cruise Missiles: A Study in Technology, Concepts, and Deterrence. Randall L. Lanning. 1992 ( tDAR id: 459528) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8459528

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Cape Canaveral Air Force Station

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Brevard (County) • Cape Canaveral • Florida (State / Territory)

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