ship-to-air
From sea upward
Ship-to-air describes weapons or missiles launched from a naval vessel to target aircraft or airborne threats: ship-to-air missile systems, The destroyer's ship-to-air defenses intercepted the incoming drone.
The compound follows the pattern of similar military terms like surface-to-air and air-to-ground, indicating the origin and destination of fire.
One that ruins completely
- frigateMedium-sized naval warship
- cruiserVehicle for extended patrol
- warshipArmed naval vessel
- deckShip's flat surface
maritime · fleet · escort · carrier · defense · aegis · phalanx · combat
Portable surface-to-air missile
- antiaircraftGround-to-sky weaponry
- JavelinBranded anti-tank missile platform
- launcherDevice that sends projectiles
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
infrared · heat-seeking · radar-guided · interception · countermeasures · warhead · propulsion · tracking
destroyer
One that ruins completely
deck · maritime · fleet · escort · carrier · defense · aegis · phalanx · combat · vessel
Stinger
Portable surface-to-air missile
- antiaircraftGround-to-sky weaponry
- JavelinBranded anti-tank missile platform
- launcherDevice that sends projectiles
guidance · infrared · heat-seeking · radar-guided · interception · countermeasures · warhead · propulsion · tracking · engagement
ship-to-airground-to-air
From terrain toward aircraft
land-based · surface-to-air · air-to-air · ground-based · submarine-launched
ship-to-airship-to-ship
Between two watercraft
ship-to-shore · anti-ship · ship-to-ground · anti-submarine · naval gunfire
ship, air, ships, shipping, shipped, shipper, shipment, shipboard, airship