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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Fighting off twice or three times that number with dwindling reserves of surface-to-air missiles will be a bigger challenge.
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David Hambling, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
However, Iran has armed the rebels with a surface-to-air missile known as the 358 for years.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2024
In 1960, pilot Gary Powers, while spying at more than 70,000 feet above the former Soviet Union, was shot down by a Soviet surface-to-air missile.
—Jim Clash, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024
According to a group of UN experts, the Rwandan government has deployed between 3,000 and 4,000 troops to Congo to support the M23 and has reinforced the group with drones, surface-to-air missiles, and antitank weapons.
—Jason K. Stearns, Foreign Affairs, 26 July 2024
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David Hambling, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
However, Iran has armed the rebels with a surface-to-air missile known as the 358 for years.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2024
In 1960, pilot Gary Powers, while spying at more than 70,000 feet above the former Soviet Union, was shot down by a Soviet surface-to-air missile.
—Jim Clash, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024
According to a group of UN experts, the Rwandan government has deployed between 3,000 and 4,000 troops to Congo to support the M23 and has reinforced the group with drones, surface-to-air missiles, and antitank weapons.
—Jason K. Stearns, Foreign Affairs, 26 July 2024
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