How to Use surface-to-air in a Sentence

surface-to-air

adjective
  • There are cool weapons, like a lethal surface-to-air dragon harpoon.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 22 June 2026
  • Whether that same seeker might work in the surface-to-air role is an open question.
    — David Axe, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
  • Two surface-to-air missile launches are seen or heard, followed by the sound of an explosion.
    — Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 27 June 2023
  • Multiple surface-to-air missiles were launched at their targets.
    — Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
  • Ukraine has successfully used both surface-to-air missiles and ground fire to target them.
    — Joseph Federman, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2024
  • While these surface-to-air missiles are coming up at them from North Vietnam.
    — Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Nov. 2023
  • There is no evidence to support the idea that the jet was downed by a surface-to-air missile, Brig.
    — Alexander Smith, NBC News, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Those were likely missiles used to destroy radars that can target warplanes with surface-to-air missiles.
    — Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 23 June 2025
  • Iran did not deploy fighters or surface-to-air missiles during the mission, Caine said.
    — Luis Martinez, ABC News, 22 June 2025
  • However, Iran has armed the rebels with a surface-to-air missile known as the 358 for years.
    — Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2024
  • The yacht is also rumored to be carrying surface-to-air missiles, though that may be an urban legend.
    — Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2024
  • Fighting off twice or three times that number with dwindling reserves of surface-to-air missiles will be a bigger challenge.
    — David Hambling, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Other infantry teams lie in wait with surface-to-air missiles to take down Russian helicopters.
    — Missy Ryan, Isabelle Khurshudyan and Michael Birnbaum, The Washington Post, Anchorage Daily News, 19 July 2023
  • At the start of the year, Iran only had four S300 surface-to-air missile systems.
    — Louis Casiano, Fox News, 30 Oct. 2024
  • And if any surface-to-air missile batteries or radars went up in flames in the raid, there could be a new gap in Russian air defenses.
    — David Axe, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Serbia has also purchased medium- and short-range surface-to-air missile systems from China.
    — Chris Massaro, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Again, nothing to indicate, no information to suggest that there was a surface-to-air missile.
    — Mike Brest, Washington Examiner, 28 Aug. 2023
  • The missile raids clearly have made the Russian air force surface-to-air missile batteries in Crimea jumpy.
    — David Axe, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
  • These may include surface-to-air interceptors, anti-ship missiles, and long-range weapons designed to strike targets on land.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 10 Mar. 2026
  • In recent days, Hezbollah began using surface-to-air missiles, along with artillery and rockets.
    — Dan De Luce, NBC News, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Militias had never fired surface-to-air missiles that could have threatened the aircraft, according to their assessment.
    — Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026
  • Ukrainian air defense teams have been trained to use the advanced surface-to-air systems, which take up to 90 people to operate and maintain.
    — Peter Weber, The Week, 19 Apr. 2023
  • As a result, they can be produced at a relatively low cost compared to surface-to-air missiles, which can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars per round.
    — Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • France has placed orders for new arms, including artillery shells, surface-to-air missiles and air defense systems to assist Ukraine in the near term.
    — Dan Lamothe, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Kyiv’s sea drones have sunk Russian warships and shot down Russian military aircraft with surface-to-air missiles.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 27 Nov. 2025
  • Ukraine’s most urgent need is for long-range surface-to-air missiles that can protect cities and bases from the most powerful Russian ballistic missiles.
    — David Axe, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
  • Sources have suggested that a Russian surface-to-air missile system was responsible for the crash, but their reports have not been confirmed.
    — David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
  • By comparison, a single surface-to-air missile interceptor can cost more than $3 million.
    — Rachel Wilson, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Australia says its Mogami-class frigates will be equipped with surface-to-air and anti-shipping missiles and could operate combat helicopters.
    — ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • The current carrier relies on layered defenses, including surface-to-air missiles and close-in weapon systems.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 19 Mar. 2026

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