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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For example, a PAC-3 intercept missile, used by the U.S. Patriot surface-to-air missile system, reportedly costs around $4 million each.
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Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2024
Images appear to show Russian equipment, including a multiple rocket launcher and a Pantsir-S1 surface-to-air missile system, in the hands of rebel forces in the country's second-largest city, Aleppo.
—Ellie Cook, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024
And if any surface-to-air missile batteries or radars went up in flames in the raid, there could be a new gap in Russian air defenses.
—David Axe, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
At the start of the year, Iran only had four S300 surface-to-air missile systems.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 30 Oct. 2024
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Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2024
Images appear to show Russian equipment, including a multiple rocket launcher and a Pantsir-S1 surface-to-air missile system, in the hands of rebel forces in the country's second-largest city, Aleppo.
—Ellie Cook, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024
And if any surface-to-air missile batteries or radars went up in flames in the raid, there could be a new gap in Russian air defenses.
—David Axe, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
At the start of the year, Iran only had four S300 surface-to-air missile systems.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Surface-to-air.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surface-to-air. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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