A photo shows a US Navy A-6 Intruder aircraft launching an AGM-123 Skipper II missile. Developed in the 1980s, the missile features a 1,000‑pound warhead and a rocket motor, designed to destroy armored vessels, bunkers and hardened targets. Its laser guidance provides high accuracy, making it a key anti‑ship and air‑to‑ground weapon for the Navy during that era.