Surface-to-air missiles or 'SAM' missiles, are missiles tasked with Air-Defence but are fired from a surface platform. This includes ground-based launchers and ships. SAMs can be tasked with destroying enemy aircraft, cruise missiles, ballistic missiles and even satellites.
List of SAM types
France
- Roland
West Germany/Germany
- Roland
Soviet Union/Russian Federation
- SA-1 Guild/S-25 Berkut
- SA-2 Guideline/S-75 Dvina/Desna/Volkhov/Volga
- SA-3 Goa/S-125 Neva/Pechora
- SA-4 Ganef/2K11 Krug
- SA-5 Gammon/S-200 Angara/Vega/Dubna
- SA-6 Gainful/2K12 Kub
- SA-8 Gecko/9K33 Osa
- SA-9 Gaskin/9K31 Strela-1
- SA-13 Gopher/9K35 Strela-10
- SA-10 Grumble/S-300P
- SA-12 Gladiator/Giant/S-300V Antey/HQ-18
- SA-20 Gargoyle/S-300PMU/HQ-15
United States
- MIM-3 Nike Ajax
- MIM-14 Nike-Hercules
- MIM-23 Hawk
- MIM-72 Chaparral
- MIM-104 Patriot