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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The program was set up to hide supersonic ramjet surface-to-air missiles all across the continent, with rockets stored horizontally at SAM sites, attached to a launcher with a moveable roof.
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Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
Drones served as bait for air-defense sites, photographed North Vietnamese surface-to-air missiles and prison camps, conducted reconnaissance in poor weather, and dropped propaganda leaflets.
—Jacquelyn Schneider, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2025
In addition, the U.S. Department of State announced a new aid package, in which the U.S. would send HAWK Phase III surface-to-air missile systems to Ukraine.
—Mark Temnycky, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
After the ceasefire that followed the 12-day war in the Middle East, China reportedly supplied batteries for surface-to-air missiles to Iran in exchange for oil.
—Linggong Kong, The Conversation, 22 July 2025
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Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
Drones served as bait for air-defense sites, photographed North Vietnamese surface-to-air missiles and prison camps, conducted reconnaissance in poor weather, and dropped propaganda leaflets.
—Jacquelyn Schneider, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2025
In addition, the U.S. Department of State announced a new aid package, in which the U.S. would send HAWK Phase III surface-to-air missile systems to Ukraine.
—Mark Temnycky, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
After the ceasefire that followed the 12-day war in the Middle East, China reportedly supplied batteries for surface-to-air missiles to Iran in exchange for oil.
—Linggong Kong, The Conversation, 22 July 2025
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