List of surface-to-air missiles
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This is a list of surface-to-air missiles (SAMs).
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[edit] Radar-guided SAMs
- Advanced Air Defence Missile (AAD)- India
- Akash Missile - India
- Arrow - Israel
- Aster - United Kingdom/France/Italy
- Aspide - Italy
- Barak - Israel
- Bloodhound - United Kingdom
- Ground launched AMRAAM - NASAMS (AIM-120 AMRAAM AAM) - Norway
- Ground launched AMRAAM - CLAWS (AIM-120 AMRAAM AAM) - United States
- Ground launched AMRAAM - SLAMRAAM (AIM-120 AMRAAM AAM) - United States
- HQ-9 - People's Republic of China
- KS-1 - People's Republic of China
- MEADS - US/Germany/Italy
- MIM-3 Nike Ajax - United States
- MIM-14 Nike Hercules - United States
- MIM-23 Hawk - United States
- MIM-72 Chaparral FAADS
- MIM-104 Patriot - United States
- MIM-146 ADATS - Canada
- Nike Zeus - United States
- Prithvi Air Defence Missile (PAD) - India
- BAe Blindfire Rapier - United Kingdom
- RIM-2 Terrier - United States Navy
- RIM-7 Sea Sparrow - United States Navy
- RIM-24 Tartar - United States Navy
- RIM-66 Standard Missile-MR - United States Navy
- RIM-67 Standard Missile-ER - United States Navy
- RIM-156 Standard Missile-Aegis ER - United States Navy
- RIM-161 Standard Missile-3 - United States Navy
- RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile - United States Navy
- IRIS-T SL - Germany (also infrared-guided)
- Roland - Germany/France
- SA-1 "Guild" - USSR
- SA-2 "Guideline" - USSR
- SA-3 "Goa" - USSR
- SA-4 "Ganef" - USSR
- SA-5 "Gammon" - USSR
- SA-6 "Gainful" - USSR
- SA-8 "Gecko" - USSR
- SA-10 "Grumble" - USSR
- SA-11 "Gadfly" - USSR
- SA-12A "Gladiator"/SA-12B "Giant" - USSR
- SA-15 "Gauntlet" - USSR
- SA-17 "Grizzly" - USSR
- SA-19 "Grison" - USSR
- SA-20 "Triumf" - Russia
- Sea Cat - United Kingdom
- Sea Dart - United Kingdom
- Sea Slug - United Kingdom
- Sea Wolf - United Kingdom
- Thunderbird - United Kingdom
- Trishul missile - India
- Wasserfall - Germany (WW2)
There are different types of radar guidance:
- Patriot, SA-10, SA-12 and SA-20 use track-via-missile radar guidance.
- SA-1, SA-2, SA-3, SA-6 and SA-15 use radar command guidance.
- SA-5 uses radar command guidance with terminal active radar homing.
- SA-4, SA-11 and SA-17 use radar command guidance with terminal semi-active radar homing.
- SA-8 uses semi-autonomous command line-of-sight guidance (SACLOS).
- RIM-156 Standard uses inertial guidance with data-link course corrections and terminal infrared homing or semi-active radar homing.
[edit] Infrared-guided SAMs
- Al Arq (missile)- by Iraq
- Al Hurriyah (missile)- by Iraq
- Anza (missile) MKI - by Pakistan
- Anza (missile) MKII -by Pakistan
- Anza (missile) MKIII -by Pakistan
- CA-94 - Romania
- CA-95 - Romania
- MIM-72 Chaparral - United States (this is a ground-launched version of the AIM-9 Sidewinder AAM)
- Crotale - France
- Enzian - Germany (WW2)
- FIM-43 Redeye - United States
- FIM-92 Stinger - United States
- IRIS-T SL - Germany (also RADAR-guided)
- LFK NG - Germany
- HQ-7 - People's Republic of China
- Mistral - France
- RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile - United States/Germany, has also initial passive radar (ESM) guidance
- SA-7 "Grail" - USSR
- SA-9 "Gaskin - USSR
- SA-13 "Gopher" - USSR
- SA-14 "Gremlin" - USSR
- SA-16 "Gimlet" - USSR
- SA-18 "Grouse" - USSR
- Type 91 - Japan
- Umkhonto-IR - South Africa
[edit] Laser-guided SAMs
- RBS-70 - Sweden
- Starstreak/laser Close Air Defence Missile - United Kingdom
- Starburst/laser Close Air Defence Missile - United Kingdom
