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Surface-to-air missile

A surface-to-air missile (SAM) is a missile designed to be launched from the ground to destroy aircraft.

SAMs can be deployed from fixed installations or mobile launchers. The smallest SAMs are capable of being carried and launched by a single person.

Radar-guided SAMs

• Bloodhound - United Kingdom
• CLAWS
• HUMRAAM
• MIM-23 Hawk - United States
• MIM-72 Chaparral FAADS
• MIM-104 Patriot - United States
• BAe Blindfire Rapier - United Kingdom
• MEADS - US/Germany/Italy
• SA-2 - Russia
• SA-5 - Russia
• SA-6 - Russia
• SA-10 - Russia

IR-guided SAMs

• FIM-43 Redeye - United States
• Chaparral - United States (this is a ground-launched version of the AIM-9 Sidewinder AAM)
• FIM-92 Stinger - United States
• Mistral - France
• RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile - United States (this missile is a derivative of the AIM-9 Sidewinder and the FIM-92 Stinger).
• Starstreak Close Air Defence Missile - United Kingdom
• SA-7 - Russia
• Igla - Russia

See also:

• List of NATO reporting names for surface-to-air missiles