air-to-ground missiles
Dropped from aircraft
Air-to-ground missiles are weapons launched from aircraft to strike targets on the surface—buildings, vehicles, defensive positions.
They may be guided by laser, GPS, or radar, allowing precision strikes from altitude.
Also called air-to-surface missiles.
The jets fired air-to-ground missiles at the convoy.
- smart bombSelf-guided explosive weapon
- laser guidedSteered by light beam
- GPS guidanceSatellite-powered route direction
- fighter jetArmed military aircraft
- cluster munitionExplosive releasing many smaller charges
danger close · battlefield support · bunker buster · attack helicopter · combat mission · strategic bombing · precision strike · surgical strike · fire and forget · target acquisition · satellite navigation · collateral damage · friendly fire
air-to-ground missilessurface-to-air missiles
Ground-based antiaircraft weapons
SAMs · air defense systems · Patriot missiles · anti-aircraft artillery · air-to-air missiles
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