Surface-to-air missile

SA-2 Guideline surface-to-air missiles, one of the most widely used SAM systems in the world

A surface-to-air missile (SAM), also known as a ground-to-air missile (GTAM) or surface-to-air guided weapon (SAGW), is a type of missile that is launched from ground or from a ship to destroy aircraft or other missiles.^[1] It is one type of Anti-aircraft warfare.

Surface-to-air rockets

Model	Picture	Info
Patriot rockets (or missiles)		Range: it can go up to 160 km. It shoots down ballistic rockets.^[2] Variant (or model) of MIM-104: M902 Patriot PAC-3
Buk		9K37 9K37M1; "Buk-M1-2", the latest version (as of 2024's second quarter); At least one system was valued at $100 million;^[3] In use by Russian forces. FrankenSAM, surface-to-air missile system that uses three different missiles: Sea Sparrow, Sidewinder, and Patriot missiles and Patriot sensor elements; Those are launched from a 9K37 Buk missile launchers that has been modified by Ukraine.^[4]^[5]^[6] ^[7] In use by Ukrainian forces.
Pechora		S-125 Pechora 2D Newa SC ^[8]^[9]
Osa		9K33 Osa-AKM Osa-AKM-P1 "Żądło"
Kub		2K12 M3/2D Kub-M2^[10]
Stormer HVM		Type: Very short range
Avenger
9K35 Strela-10		9K35M Strela-10M4
Tunguska		2K22 Tunguska Variant: 2K22M
IRIS-T		IRIS-T SLS^[11]
MIM-23 Hawk		MIM-23 Hawk Phase I MIM-23 Hawk Phase III
IRIS-T		IRIS-T SLM
NASAMS
Aspide		Aspide 2000 Skyguard Spada
Aster		SAMP/T; medium and long range^[12]
S-200		Long range^[13] some were used again (as late as 2024's second quarter) during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.^[14]^[15]^[16] The Kyiv Post said, that maybe the rockets "have been upgraded", as of 2024.^[17]
S-300		S-300V1 S-300P/PS/PT S-300PMU^[18]
S-125		Used by Ukraine during the Russian invasion of Ukraine^[19]

Surface-to-air Missile Media

A pair of S-300 missiles being launched
A Wasserfall missile lifts off during a test flight.
Typical of the "boost-glide" type weapons, the Fairey Stooge was an armed drone aircraft flown to a collision with the target. Enzian and Schmetterling were similar in concept, design and performance.
Nike Ajax was the first operational SAM system.
A moment after an S-75 Dvina (SA-2) hits an F-105 over North Vietnam, the fighter-bomber starts to spew flame.
An S-75 detonates directly below an RF-4C reconnaissance plane. The crew ejected and were taken captive.
The Osa was the first system to include search, track and missiles all on a single mobile platform.
Video of launch of Poliment-Redut naval SAM
Starstreak laser-guided surface-to-air missile of the British Army.