Бойові стрільби зенітних ракетних підрозділів Повітряних Сил та Сухопутних військ ЗС України (31894602128) — Ministry of Defense of Ukraine · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Air defence (surface-to-air missiles)

Missiles & air defence

Ground-based radar and missile systems that shoot down aircraft, drones, cruise missiles and in some cases ballistic missiles. Countries build them in layers: short-range guns and missiles, medium-range systems, and long-range systems that reach 200–400 km.
Israel's Iron Dome, for example, intercepts short-range rockets fired at towns.

Well-known examples

**Patriot**DoD Photo By Glenn Fawcett · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

**THAAD**The U.S. Army Ralph Scott/Missile Defense Agency/U.S. Department of Defense · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

**S-400**Соколрус · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

**HQ-9**Jian Kang · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

**Iron Dome**IDF Spokesperson's Unit photographer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

**Akash**DRDO · EdictGov-India · Wikimedia Commons

Well-known examples — All

Patriot (USA) THAAD (USA) S-400 & S-500 (Russia) HQ-9 (China) Iron Dome & David's Sling (Israel) Akash (India) SAMP/T (Europe)