A surface-to-air missile (SAM), is a missile designed to be launched from the ground to destroy aircraft or other missiles. They are also known as a ground-to-air missile (GTAM) or surface-to-air guided weapon (SAGW). In all modern armed forces, the SAM missiles have replaced most other forms of dedicated anti-aircraft weapons. Short-range missiles are usually mounted on trucks or light …
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Air-to-surface missiles also known as air-to-ground missiles are missiles designed to be launched from military aircraft at targets on land or sea. The major advantage of air-to-surface missiles for ground attack by aircraft is the standoff distance they provide: missiles can be launched from a distance without coming within range of the target’s air defenses. Most air-to-surface missiles …
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A missile fired from an aircraft for the purpose of destroying another aircraft is called air-to-air missile (AAM). Based on their range and advanced features they have different capabilities to go after specific thread sets. The ones designed to engage opposing aircraft “within visual range” (30 km) are short-range missiles, and most of them …
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Anti-tank rockets are man-portable rockets designed to be able to defeat armored vehicles. Usually, a single shot rocket launcher is combined with HEAT shaped charge with enhanced penetration and destructive capabilities against all types of heavy and light armored vehicles, fortifications and reinforced gun posts. The anti-tank rocket launchers are the weapon …
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