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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But if Iranian operatives had access to surface-to-air missiles, several aides wondered, why were they put on board?
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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
With no contingency plan, the IAF seized its opportunity, destroying over 100 Syrian surface-to-air missile batteries in 25 hours, according to the Israeli news site Ynet, along with the rest in the following days.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
At another point, a surface-to-air missile takes out a passenger airliner, something that really happened — but the attack is as purposeless here as the tragic original event, other than to remind us that Valet, who surveys the wreckage for valuables, is a degenerate.
—Boris Fishman, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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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
With no contingency plan, the IAF seized its opportunity, destroying over 100 Syrian surface-to-air missile batteries in 25 hours, according to the Israeli news site Ynet, along with the rest in the following days.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
At another point, a surface-to-air missile takes out a passenger airliner, something that really happened — but the attack is as purposeless here as the tragic original event, other than to remind us that Valet, who surveys the wreckage for valuables, is a degenerate.
—Boris Fishman, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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