Surface-to-air missile

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

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

Contents
1 Radar-guided SAMs
2 IR-guided SAMs
3 Laser-guided SAMS
4 Visually-guided SAMS
5 External links

Radar-guided SAMs

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French Air Force Crotale battery
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Bendix Rim-8 Talos surface to air missile of the US Navy

There are different types of radar guidance:

IR-guided SAMs

Laser-guided SAMS

Visually-guided SAMS

See also:

External links


List of missiles

Air-to-air missile (AAM) | Air-to-surface missile (ASM) | Surface-to-air missile (SAM) | Surface-to-surface missile (SSM)
Ballistic missile | Intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) | Submarine launched ballistic missile (SLBM) | Anti-ballistic missile (ABM)
Cruise missile | Anti-ship missile (AShM) | Anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) | Anti-satellite weapon (ASAT) | Anti-radiation missile
Wire-guided missile | Infrared guidance | Beam riding | Laser guidance | Active radar guidance | Semi-active radar guidance



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See also: Surface-to-air missile, AIM-120 AMRAAM, AIM-9 Sidewinder, Active radar homing, Air-to-air missile, Air-to-surface missile, Aircraft, Akash missile