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A Tomahawk cruise missile can also loiter over the target area. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomahawk_(missile) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomahawk_(mi

• whycombagator 6y ago
  Presumably you can abort mission with a drone and have it return home. Not sure you can do that with a cruise missile.
  • serf 6y ago
    the IAI Harop is a missile that can loiter, and if no target is found can Return to Base.[0] Although, admittedly, the lines between 'drone' and 'missile' have begun to blur. [0] : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IAI_Harop https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IAI_Harop
    • bostonsre 6y ago
      Having your missile return home seems suboptimal.
    • sibartlett 6y ago
      That Wikipedia article repeatedly referred to it as a stone.