"A surface-to-air missile (SAM), or ground-to-air missile (GTAM /ˈdʒiːtæm/), is a missile designed to be launched from the ground to destroy aircraft or other missiles. It is one type of antiaircraft system; in modern armed forces, missiles have replaced most other forms of dedicated antiaircraft weapons, with anti-aircraft guns pushed into specialized roles. Examples for ground and naval air missiles are the Raytheon Standard Missile 2, Raytheon Standard Missile 6 at Arleigh Burke-class destroyer of the United States Navy, or the MBDA Aster Missile at ships of the British Royal Navy like the Type 45 destroyer and ships of the French Navy like the Horizon-class frigate." - (en.wikipedia.org 01.03.2020)
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