Surface-to-air missile
A surface-to-air missile (SAM) is a missile designed to be launched from the ground to destroy aircraft. It is a type of anti-aircraft system.
SAMs can be deployed from fixed installations or mobile launchers. The smallest SAMs are capable of being carried and launched by a single person.
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Radar-guided SAMs
French Air Force Crotale battery
- Akash Missile – India
- Arrow – Israel
- Aster – United Kingdom/France/Italy
- Bloodhound – United Kingdom
- CLAWS
- HUMRAAM (this is a ground-launched version of the AIM-120 AMRAAM AAM)
- MEADS – US/Germany/Italy
- MIM-3 Nike Ajax – United States
- MIM-14 Nike Hercules – United States
- MIM-23 Hawk – United States
- MIM-72 Chaparral FAADS
- MIM-104 Patriot – United States
- MIM-146 ADATS – United States
- NASAMS Surface Launched AMRAAM – Norway
- Nike Zeus – United States
- BAe Blindfire Rapier – United Kingdom
- RIM-2 Terrier – United States Navy
- RIM-7 Sparrow – United States Navy
- RIM-24 Tartar – United States Navy
- RIM-66 Standard Missile-1 – United States Navy
- RIM-67 Standard Missile-2 – United States Navy
- RIM-156 Standard Missile-2ER – United States Navy
- RIM-161 Standard Missile-3 – United States Navy
- Roland – France / Germany
- SA-1 'Guild' – USSR
- SA-2 'Guideline' – USSR
- SA-3 'Goa' – USSR
- SA-4 'Ganef' – USSR
- SA-5 'Gammon' – USSR
- SA-6 'Gainful' – USSR
- SA-8 'Gecko – USSR
- SA-10 'Grumble' – USSR
- SA-11 'Gadfly' – USSR
- SA-12A 'Gladiator'/SA-12B 'Giant' – USSR
- SA-15 'Gauntlet' – USSR
- SA-17 'Grizzly' – USSR
- SA-19 'Grisom' – USSR
- SA-20 'Triumf' – Russia
- Sea Cat – United Kingdom
- Sea Dart – United Kingdom
- Sea Slug – United Kingdom
- Sea Wolf – United Kingdom
- Trishul missile – India
- Hongqi-9 – People's Republic of China
There are different types of radar guidance:
- Patriot, SA-10, SA-12 and SA-20 utilise track-via-missile radar guidance.
- SA-1, SA-2, SA-3, SA-6 and SA-15 utilise radar command guidance.
- SA-5 utilises radar command guidance with terminal active radar homing.
- SA-4, SA-11 and SA-17 utilise radar command guidance with terminal semi-active radar homing.
- SA-8 utilises semi-autonomous command line-of-sight guidance (SACLOS).
IR-guided SAMs
- Anza – Pakistan
- Chaparral – United States (this is a ground-launched version of the AIM-9 Sidewinder AAM)
- Enzian – Germany (WW2)
- FIM-43 Redeye – United States
- FIM-92 Stinger – United States
- Hongqi-7 – People's Republic of China
- Igla – Russia
- Mistral – France
- RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile – United States (this missile is a derivative of the AIM-9 Sidewinder and the FIM-92 Stinger).
- SA-7 'Grail' – USSR
- SA-9 'Gaskin – USSR
- SA-13 'Gopher' – USSR
- SA-14 'Gremlin' – USSR
- SA-16 'Gimlet' – USSR
- SA-18 'Grouse' – USSR
Laser-guided SAMS
- RBS-70 – Sweden
- Starstreak/laser Close Air Defence Missile – United Kingdom
Visually-guided SAMS
- Blowpipe – United Kingdom
- Crotale – France
- Javelin – United Kingdom
- Rapier – United Kingdom
- Wasserfall – Germany (WW2)
See also:
External links
- Rest-of-World Missile Systems from the Federation of American Scientists website
Categories: Surface-to-air missiles