Intended to provide a standoff nuclear capability for carrier-based aircraft, the rocket entered operational service in 1956, remaining in service until 1963.

It also has a standoff capability.

The more standoff capability we have .

"Oh... in a way it makes sense, but bows are about the only standoff capability in a low-tech culture."

"You're also assuming that those who fight want a standoff capability."

The AGM-154 is intended to provide a low cost, highly lethal glide weapon with a standoff capability.

This could be accomplished with a standoff military capability, incorporating some of the recent advancements in conventional weaponry that challenge the security of underground installations.

He needed the long-range standoff capability to fire on the subs before they fired on him.

Even the fastest cruisers could not maneuver quickly enough to evade aerial attack, and aircraft now had torpedoes, allowing moderate-range standoff capabilities.

It can look from a long range, which the military refers to as a high standoff capability.