noun
Technical military term for a guided missile launched from the ground to intercept aerial targets.
地対空誘導弾が敵機を迎撃した。
The surface-to-air missile intercepted the enemy aircraft.
More common and less formal synonym; 地対空誘導弾 is a longer, more technical term often used in official or military contexts.
Compound of 地対空 (surface-to-air) and 誘導弾 (guided missile).