surface-to-air missiles
Ground-launched aircraft killers
Surface-to-air missiles are weapons launched from the ground or sea to destroy aircraft or other airborne targets.
They range from shoulder-fired systems like the Stinger to sophisticated radar-guided installations.
The term often appears in military and geopolitical contexts: The rebels shot down the helicopter with a surface-to-air missile.
Abbreviated SAM.
- rocketsPropulsion-driven flying vehicles
- anti-aircraftWeapons targeting airborne threats
- hawkTaloned predatory bird
- fire control systemsMechanisms directing weapon aim
- interceptorAircraft that intercepts threats
defenses · warheads · radars · launchers · Stinger · heat seeking · lock on · shoot down · radar systems · target acquisition · launch vehicle · friendly fire · Gulf War · hypersonic weapons · air defense systems · defense technology · early warning systems · MiG
- Munitionsbombs, bullets, ordnance, warheads, munitions
- naval weaponstorpedo, naval guns, cannon, naval mines, gun turret
- air defenseair defense, anti-aircraft, anti-aircraft guns, Stinger, Aegis
- Anti-Aircraftanti-aircraft guns, flak, AAA, ack-ack, air defense
- naval warfarenaval battles, naval battle, battleship, destroyer, sea battles
- arms tradearms trade, arms exports, arms dealer, arms trafficking, arms deals
surface-to-air missilesair-to-ground missiles
Projectiles fired from aircraft at surface targets
bombs · aerial bombardment · cruise missiles · strike aircraft · dive bombers
surface-to-air missilesballistic missiles
Self-propelled guided munitions
intercontinental ballistic missiles · surface-to-surface missiles · cruise missiles · artillery · strategic bombers
surface, missile, surfaces, surfaced, surfacing, resurface, missiles