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Surface-to-Air and Air Defense Missiles

This group collects the Missiles And Guided Munitions subcategory's ground- and ship-based air defense missile systems: surface-to-air missile systems of every range band from short-range point defense to long-range and mobile theater systems, anti-ballistic missile and exoatmospheric interceptor systems, and naval shipboard air defense missiles. With 69 attested members this is the subcategory's second-largest subtype, reflecting the wide range of national air defense architectures fielded since the mid-twentieth century. Shoulder-fired, individually carried systems are classified separately under the sibling Man-Portable Air Defense Systems group, since their scale and doctrine differ from a vehicle- or installation-based air defense system.

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2K11 Krug

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2K12 Kub

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53T6

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9K31 Strela-1

Missiles And Guided Munitions
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9K32 Strela-2

Missiles And Guided Munitions
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9K35 Strela-10

Missiles And Guided Munitions
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9M337 Sosna-R

Missiles And Guided Munitions
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A-135 anti-ballistic missile system

Missiles And Guided Munitions
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A-235 anti-ballistic missile system

Missiles And Guided Munitions

A-35 anti-ballistic missile system

Missiles And Guided Munitions
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ABM-1 Galosh

Missiles And Guided Munitions
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AGM-122 Sidearm

Missiles And Guided Munitions

AGM-78 Standard ARM

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Akash Missile

Missiles And Guided Munitions
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Akash-NG

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Arrow 3

Missiles And Guided Munitions
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Aster (missile family)

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Barak 8

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Boeing YAL-1

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Buk Missile System

Missiles And Guided Munitions
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Crotale (missile)

Missiles And Guided Munitions
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Crotale Missile System

Missiles And Guided Munitions
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David's Sling

Missiles And Guided Munitions
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Funryu

Missiles And Guided Munitions
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Ground-Based Interceptor

Missiles And Guided Munitions
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Henschel Hs 117

Missiles And Guided Munitions

Hisar (missile family)

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HQ-12

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HQ-16

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HQ-6

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HQ-9

Missiles And Guided Munitions
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Iron Dome

Missiles And Guided Munitions
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Khordad 15 (air defense system)

Missiles And Guided Munitions
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Korean vertical launching system

Missiles And Guided Munitions

KP-SAM Chiron

Missiles And Guided Munitions

K-SAAM

Missiles And Guided Munitions

LFK NG

Missiles And Guided Munitions

LIM-49 Spartan

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L-SAM

Missiles And Guided Munitions

M-11 Shtorm

Missiles And Guided Munitions

Masurca

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Mersad

Missiles And Guided Munitions

MIM-23 Hawk

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MIM-3 Nike Ajax

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Mistral (missile)

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M-SAM

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NASAMS

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Nike Hercules

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Nike J

Missiles And Guided Munitions

Nike Zeus

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1. Wikipedia: Surface-to-air missile
WikipediaSurface-to-air missile, Post-war deployments section
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becoming the first operational SAM system when it was activated in March 1954.
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9K31 Strela-1 (Wikipedia)
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highly mobile, short-range, low altitude infra-red guided surface-to-air missile system
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9K35 Strela-10 (Wikipedia)
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highly mobile, short-range surface-to-air missile system
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Akash-NG (Wikipedia)
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medium-ranged, mobile surface-to-air missile defense system
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HQ-6 (Wikipedia)
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is a family of Chinese air defense missiles
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RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile (Wikipedia)
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infrared homing surface-to-air missile
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Sea Wolf (missile) (Wikipedia)
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is a naval surface-to-air missile system
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Umkhonto (missile) (Wikipedia)
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family of vertical-launched, surface-to-air missiles
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S-500 missile system (Wikipedia)
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surface-to-air missile/anti-ballistic missile system
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HQ-12 (Wikipedia)
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Surface-to-air missile
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Khordad 15 (air defense system) (Wikipedia)
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SAM system
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RIM-2 Terrier (source article)
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Medium range surface-to-air missile
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RIM-67 Standard (source article)
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The RIM-67 Standard ER (SM-1ER/SM-2ER) is an extended range surface-to-air missile (SAM) with a secondary anti-ship capability, developed for the United States Navy (USN) by Raytheon.
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Sayyad (missile) (Wikipedia)
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Sayyad (Persian: صیاد, Hunter) is a series of solid fuel surface-to-air missiles (SAM) manufactured by Iran.
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Sky Bow (Wikipedia)
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The Sky Bow, or Tien Kung (Chinese: 天弓; pinyin: Tiān gōng), are a series of surface-to-air anti-ballistic missile and anti-aircraft defense systems developed by Taiwan's National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST).
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RBS 23 (source article)
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The RBS 23, designated BAMSE (Bofors Advanced Missile System Evaluation), is a Swedish medium range, all-weather capable air defense system developed by Bofors and Ericsson Microwave Systems (now both in the Saab group).
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ABM-1 Galosh (source article)
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The A-350 (GRAU 5V61) (NATO reporting name ABM-1 Galosh) was a Soviet, nuclear armed surface-to-air anti-ballistic missile.
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Trishul (missile) (Wikipedia)
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Trishul (lit. 'Trident') was a low-level quick-reaction short range surface-to-air missile developed in India by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) as part of the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP).
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Nike J (source article)
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NIKE J was the name for the Japanese version of the Nike Hercules surface-to-air missile.
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S-125 Neva/Pechora (Wikipedia)
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The S-125 Neva/Pechora (Russian: С-125 "Нева"/"Печора", NATO reporting name SA-3 Goa) is a Soviet surface-to-air missile system that was designed by Aleksei Isaev to complement the S-25 and S-75.
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S-200 missile system (Wikipedia)
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The NPO Almaz S-200 Angara/Vega/Dubna (Russian: С-200 Ангара/Вега/Дубна), NATO reporting name SA-5 Gammon (initially Tallinn), is a long-range, high-altitude surface-to-air missile (SAM) system developed by the Soviet Union in the 1960s to defend large areas from high-altitude bombers or other targets.
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RIM-8 Talos (Wikipedia)
Has Member: RIM-8 Talos, Lead, surface-to-air missile
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was a long-range naval surface-to-air missile (SAM)
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Sprint (missile) (Wikipedia)
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anti-ballistic missile (ABM)
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Rapier (missile) (Wikipedia)
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Rapier is a surface-to-air missile developed for the British Army to replace their towed Bofors 40/L70 anti-aircraft guns.
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