surface-to-air
adjective
sur·face-to-air
ˈsər-fəs-ˌtü-ˈer 
: launched from the ground against a target in the air
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At the same time, Norwegian firm Kongsberg has announced a plan to pair up with a Ukrainian firm to produce—in Ukraine—surface-to-air missiles for Ukraine’s 13 NASAMS medium-range air-defense batteries.
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David Axe, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Houthi rebels for the first time fired surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) at a U.S. F-16 fighter jet on Feb. 19, three senior U.S. defense officials tell Fox News.
—Jennifer Griffin, Fox News, 22 Feb. 2025
But if Iranian operatives had access to surface-to-air missiles, several aides wondered, why were they put on board?
—Alex Isenstadt, Axios, 9 Feb. 2025
Russia reportedly blew up one of its surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems believed to have been shipped to Moscow by Pyongyang, in the border region of Kursk, where a fresh incursion by Ukraine is underway.
—John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
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David Axe, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Houthi rebels for the first time fired surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) at a U.S. F-16 fighter jet on Feb. 19, three senior U.S. defense officials tell Fox News.
—Jennifer Griffin, Fox News, 22 Feb. 2025
But if Iranian operatives had access to surface-to-air missiles, several aides wondered, why were they put on board?
—Alex Isenstadt, Axios, 9 Feb. 2025
Russia reportedly blew up one of its surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems believed to have been shipped to Moscow by Pyongyang, in the border region of Kursk, where a fresh incursion by Ukraine is underway.
—John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
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