Talk:Flying bomb

Flying Bomb vs Cruise Missile

"precursor to contemporary cruise missiles" Is there a difference? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mtpaley (talk • contribs) 22:16, 1 February 2013 (UTC)

The Cruise Missile page includes this "The V-1, often referred to as flying bomb" — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mtpaley (talk • contribs) 22:18, 1 February 2013 (UTC)

Modern Flying Bombs

Would it make sense to include a section on modern flying bombs, now that drone technology has a brought about a return to this kind of warfare? The Iranian HESA Shahed 136, a relatively low-cost expendable munition, for example seems to fit the description of a flying bomb as presented in this article perfectly: "In contrast to a bomber aircraft, which is intended to release bombs and then return to its base for re-use, a flying bomb crashes into its target and is therefore destroyed in its attack. Flying bombs may be powered or unpowered, piloted or unpiloted. Flying bombs are analogous to modern cruise missiles such as the jet-powered Tomahawk and rocket-powered Exocet, in that they are equipped with wings to provide lift over a long distance and generally have engines that operate up until impact. This is significantly different from ballistic missiles, which are launched on a ballistic trajectory and do not rely on lift to reach their targets." Zexpe (talk) 20:01, 18 March 2026 (UTC)