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The V-1 Flying Bomb (German: Vergeltungswaffe) was the first operational cruise missile developed and deployed by Nazi Germany during World War II. This unmanned aircraft-bomb, designated by the German Air Ministry as the Fieseler Fi 103, was used against targets such as England and Belgium as retaliation for Allied air attacks on Germany. Between June 1944 and March 1945, more than 20,000 V-1 missiles were launched against British and continental European targets.The V-1 had a range of approxim

SOM (Stand-Off Munition) is a family of cruise missiles designed to neutralize targets with high precision without entering the range of air defense systems. Launched from aircraft, these missiles have a range of up to 250 km. Developed by TÜBİTAK SAGE and produced by ROKETSAN, this munition offers effective strike capability against both fixed land targets and mobile surface targets. SOM is among the most effective munitions proven by the Turkish Air Force in operational use and belongs to the