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Surface-to-air missile

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How do surface-to-air missiles work?

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Polish SA-6 Surface-To-Air Missiles Launch At Anakonda 2016

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NASAMS (Norwegian Advanced Surface to Air Missile System) In Action

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Polish S-125 M Surface-to-Air Missile Shoots Down Drone During Exercise

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Chaparral Surface-to-Air Missile

A surface-to-air missile (SAM), or ground-to-air missile (GTAM ), is a missile designed to be launched from the ground to destroy aircraft or other missiles. It is one type of antiaircraft system; in modern armed forces, missiles have replaced most other forms of dedicated antiaircraft weapons, with anti-aircraft guns pushed into specialized roles.
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