Editing Surface-to-surface missile

{{Short description|Missile type}}

A '''surface-to-surface missile''' ('''SSM''') is a [[missile]] designed to be launched from the ground or the sea and strike targets on land or at sea. They may be fired from hand-held or vehicle mounted devices, from fixed installations, or from a ship. They are often powered by a [[rocket engine]] or sometimes fired by an explosive charge, since the launching platform is typically stationary or moving slowly. They usually have fins and/or wings for [[lift (force)|lift]] and stability, although hyper-velocity or short-ranged missiles may use body lift or fly a ballistic trajectory.<ref>{{cite book |title=A Dictionary of Aviation |first=David W. |last=Wragg |isbn=9780850451634 |edition=first |publisher=Osprey |year=1973 |page=254}}</ref> The first operational surface-to-surface missile was the [[V-1 flying bomb]], it was powered by a [[pulsejet engine]].

Contemporary surface-to-surface missiles are usually [[guided missile|guided]]. An unguided surface-to-surface missile is usually referred to as a [[rocket]] (for example, an [[RPG-7]] or [[M72 LAW]] is an [[anti-tank rocket]]), whereas a [[BGM-71 TOW]] or [[AT-2 Swatter]] is an [[anti-tank guided missile]].

Examples of surface-to-surface missile include the [[ATACMS|MGM-140 ATACMS]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/us-armys-new-ground-launched-missile-raining-down-death-500-17606|title=US Army's New Ground-Launched Missile: Raining Down Death from 500 Kilometers Away|first=Kris|last=Osborn|website=Nationalinterest.org|date=6 September 2016|access-date=30 August 2017}}</ref> and the [[Scud missile|Scud]] family of missiles.<ref>{{Cite web |title=SS-1 "Scud" |url=https://missilethreat.csis.org/missile/scud/ |access-date=2025-01-26 |website=Missile Threat |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Examples==
*[[ALAS (missile)|ALAS]]
*[[BGM-109 Tomahawk]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/42712/the-army-plans-to-fire-its-version-of-the-navys-sm-6-missile-from-this-launcher#:~:text=As%20for%20what%20the%20Typhon,weapons%20for%20its%20MRC%20battery.&text=The%20Tomahawk%20is%20primarily%20a,also%20have%20an%20antiship%20capability.|title=The Army Plans to Fire Its Version of the Navy's SM-6 Missile from This Launcher|date=13 October 2021}}</ref>
*[[Bina (missile)|Bina]]
*[[Hermes (missile)|Hermes]]
*[[Hyunmoo-3]]
*[[Atmaca|KARA Atmaca]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.roketsan.com.tr/en/products/kara-atmaca-surface-surface-cruise-missile|title = Roketsan - KARA ATMACA Surface-To-Surface Cruise Missile}}</ref>
*[[Kh-35]]
*[[Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon]] (LRHW)
*[[Luz (missile)|Luz]]
*[[Martlet (missile)|Martlet]]
*[[MGM-166 LOSAT]]
*[[MGM-140 ATACMS]]
*[[Nimrod (missile)|Nimrod]]
*[[Otomat]]
*[[PARS 3 LR]]
*[[Polyphem]]
*[[P-800 Oniks]]
*[[RBS-15]]
*[[Ure (missile)|Ure]]
*[[3M-54 Kalibr]]
*[[9K720 Iskander]]

==Types==

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There are a wide variety of surface-to-surface missiles, and they can be categorized by their intended usage, intended target (such as [[Anti-ship missile|anti-ship]]), flight profile, and launch platform, with these categorizations often overlapping. They may be launched from fixed [[Missile silo|silos]], [[Transporter erector launcher|road-mobile]] vehicle, railcar, or naval launch platforms.

	
[[Cruise missile]]s travel at lower speeds and trajectories (often a few meters above ground), always within the atmosphere, and their motor burns during the entire flight. [[Ballistic missile]]s travel at higher speeds and trajectories with a short powered flight (boost phase) followed by a period of typically unpowered flight often exiting the atmosphere (midcourse phase), followed by a high speed unpowered terminal re-entry. They are typically classified by range band, from shortest to longest:
*[[Short-range ballistic missile]] (SRBM): Range less than 1,000&nbsp;km.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Worldwide Ballistic Missile Inventories {{!}} Arms Control Association |url=https://www.armscontrol.org/factsheets/worldwide-ballistic-missile-inventories#:~:text=Medium-range%20ballistic%20missiles,%20traveling,traveling%20more%20than%205,500%20kilometers. |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241225162236/https://www.armscontrol.org/factsheets/worldwide-ballistic-missile-inventories |archive-date=2024-12-25 |access-date=2025-01-26 |website=www.armscontrol.org |language=en}}</ref><ref name="CRS2022">{{cite web|url=https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/23317724/defense-primer-ballistic-missile-defense-nov-23-2022.pdf|title=Defense Primer: Ballistic Missile Defense|work=[[Congressional Research Service]]|date=23 November 2022|access-date=26 November 2022}}</ref>
*[[Medium-range ballistic missile]] (MRBM): Range between 1,000&nbsp;km and 3,000&nbsp;km.<ref name=":0" />
*[[Intermediate-range ballistic missile]] (IRBM): Range between 3,000&nbsp;km  and 5,500&nbsp;km.<ref name=":0" />
*[[Intercontinental ballistic missile]] (ICBM): Range greater than 5,500&nbsp;km.<ref name=":0" />

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