List of NATO reporting names for surface-to-air missiles
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NATO reporting name
for SA series surface-to-air missile
s, with Soviet designations:
US DoD designations for SA-N series naval surface-to-air missile
s, with Soviet designations. Note that these are not standard NATO names, NATO uses the regular SA series for naval SAMS also, however the US DoD refers to them by these names:
See also: NATO reporting name
NATO reporting name
NATO reporting names are classified code names for military equipment of the Eastern Bloc...
for SA series surface-to-air missile
Surface-to-air missile
A surface-to-air missile or ground-to-air missile is a missile designed to be launched from the ground to destroy aircraft or other missiles...
s, with Soviet designations:
- SA-1SA-1 GuildThe S-25 Berkut is a surface-to-air guided missile, the first operational SAM system in the world. Its NATO reporting name is SA-1 Guild. It was used only to defend Moscow, while the more mobile S-75 would be used in almost all other roles...
"GuildGuildA guild is an association of craftsmen in a particular trade. The earliest types of guild were formed as confraternities of workers. They were organized in a manner something between a trade union, a cartel, and a secret society...
" (S-25 Berkut) - SA-2 "GuidelineGuidelineA guideline is a statement by which to determine a course of action. A guideline aims to streamline particular processes according to a set routine or sound practice. By definition, following a guideline is never mandatory. Guidelines are not binding and are not enforced. A guideline is a statement...
" (V-75 Dvina/Volkhov/Desna) - SA-3 "GoaGoaGoa , a former Portuguese colony, is India's smallest state by area and the fourth smallest by population. Located in South West India in the region known as the Konkan, it is bounded by the state of Maharashtra to the north, and by Karnataka to the east and south, while the Arabian Sea forms its...
" (S-125 Nyeva) - SA-4 "Ganef" (9M8 Krug)
- SA-5 "GammonGammonGammon may refer to:* Gammon bomb, a type of grenade* Gammon Technical Products, A US Company specializing in aviation fuel quality control and handling equipment* SA-5 Gammon, the NATO designation for the Russian S-200 'Volga' surface-to-air missile system...
" (S-200 Volga) - SA-6SA-6 GainfulThe 2K12 "Kub" mobile surface-to-air missile system is a Soviet low to medium-level air defence system designed to protect ground forces from air attack. "2К12" is the GRAU designation of the system...
"Gainful" (3M9 ZRK-SD Kub and Kvadrat) - SA-7 "Galosh" and "Grail" (9K32 Strela-2)
- SA-8 "GeckoGecko (disambiguation)A gecko is a type of lizard of the taxonomic family Gekkonidae.Gecko may also refer to:* Gecko from England* The GEICO Gecko, an animated gecko appearing in GEICO insurance commercials...
" (9K33 Osa) - SA-9SA-9 GaskinThe warhead was primarily intended to impact the target directly, and had contact and magnetic fuzes, but also contained a back-up optical proximity fuze to detonate the warhead in case of a near miss...
"GaskinGaskinGaskin may refer to the following: ;People* Barbara Gaskin - British singer* Catherine Gaskin - Australian/Irish author of romance novels* Edward Gaskin - educator and labor leader* George J. Gaskin - U.S. singer* Stephen Gaskin - U.S. counterculture icon...
" (9K31 Strela-1) - SA-10 "Grumble" (S-300P Angara)
- SA-11 "GadflyGadflyGadfly can refer to:* "Gadfly", a fly that annoys horses and other livestock, usually a horse-fly or a botfly*Social gadfly, a person who upsets the status quo*Gadfly , a relational database in the Python programming language...
" (9K37 Buk) - SA-12 "GladiatorGladiatorA gladiator was an armed combatant who entertained audiences in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire in violent confrontations with other gladiators, wild animals, and condemned criminals. Some gladiators were volunteers who risked their legal and social standing and their lives by appearing in the...
" and "Giant" (S-300V) - SA-13SA-13 GopherThe 9K35 Strela-10 is a highly mobile, visually aimed, optical/infra-red guided, low-altitude, short-range surface to air missile system. "9K35" is its GRAU designation; its NATO reporting name is SA-13 "Gopher".-Development:...
"Gopher" (ZRK-BD Strela-10) - SA-14 "Gremlin" (9K36 Strela-3)
- SA-15 "Gauntlet" (9K330/9K331/9K332 Tor)
- SA-16 "GimletGimletA gimlet is a hand tool for drilling small holes, mainly in wood, without splitting. It was defined in Joseph Gwilt's Architecture as "a piece of steel of a semi-cylindrical form, hollow on one side, having a cross handle at one end and a worm or screw at the other".A gimlet is always a small...
" (9K310 Igla-1) - SA-17 "GrizzlyGrizzly BearThe grizzly bear , also known as the silvertip bear, the grizzly, or the North American brown bear, is a subspecies of brown bear that generally lives in the uplands of western North America...
" (9K37 Buk-M1-2) - SA-18SA-18 GrouseThe 9K38 Igla is a Russian/Soviet man-portable infrared homing surface-to-air missile . "9K38" is the Russian GRAU designation of the system...
"GrouseSA-18SA-18 or SA 18 may refer to as:*Puteaux SA 18 - a French semi-automatic 37 mm cannon, used from World War I onward*SA-18 Grouse - a United States Department of Defense designation of the Soviet/Russian 9K38 Igla surface-to-air missile...
" (9K38 Igla) - SA-19 "Grison" (2K22 Tunguska)
- SA-20 "GargoyleGargoyleIn architecture, a gargoyle is a carved stone grotesque, usually made of granite, with a spout designed to convey water from a roof and away from the side of a building thereby preventing rainwater from running down masonry walls and eroding the mortar between...
" (S-300PMU Favorit) - SA-21 "GrowlerGrowlerGrowler may refer to:* Growler , for testing electric motors* Growler , pseudonym of singer Errol Duke* Growler , an internally transportable vehicle, or a horse-drawn carriage known as a Clarence...
" (S-400 Triumf) - SA-22 "GreyhoundGreyhoundThe Greyhound is a breed of sighthound that has been primarily bred for coursing game and racing, and the breed has also recently seen a resurgence in its popularity as a pedigree show dog and family pet. It is a gentle and intelligent breed...
" (Pantsir-S1) - SA-23 "Gladiator/Giant" (S-300VM "Antey-2500")
- SA-24 "Grinch" (9K338 Igla-S)
US DoD designations for SA-N series naval surface-to-air missile
Surface-to-air missile
A surface-to-air missile or ground-to-air missile is a missile designed to be launched from the ground to destroy aircraft or other missiles...
s, with Soviet designations. Note that these are not standard NATO names, NATO uses the regular SA series for naval SAMS also, however the US DoD refers to them by these names:
- SA-N-1 "GoaGoaGoa , a former Portuguese colony, is India's smallest state by area and the fourth smallest by population. Located in South West India in the region known as the Konkan, it is bounded by the state of Maharashtra to the north, and by Karnataka to the east and south, while the Arabian Sea forms its...
" (S-125 Nyeva) [SA-3] - SA-N-2 "GuidelineGuidelineA guideline is a statement by which to determine a course of action. A guideline aims to streamline particular processes according to a set routine or sound practice. By definition, following a guideline is never mandatory. Guidelines are not binding and are not enforced. A guideline is a statement...
" (V-75Dvina/Volkhov/Desna) [SA-2] - SA-N-3 "Goblet" (4K60/4K65 Shtorm)
- SA-N-4 "GeckoGeckoGeckos are lizards belonging to the infraorder Gekkota, found in warm climates throughout the world. They range from 1.6 cm to 60 cm....
" (9K33 Osa) [SA-8] - SA-N-5 "Grail" (9K32 Strela-2) [SA-7]
- SA-N-6 "Grumble" (S-300P Angara) [SA-10]
- SA-N-7 "GadflyGadflyGadfly can refer to:* "Gadfly", a fly that annoys horses and other livestock, usually a horse-fly or a botfly*Social gadfly, a person who upsets the status quo*Gadfly , a relational database in the Python programming language...
" (9K37 Buk) [SA-11] - SA-N-8 "GremlinGremlinA gremlin is an imaginary creature commonly depicted as mischievous and mechanically oriented, with a specific interest in aircraft. Gremlins' mischievous natures are similar to those of English folkloric imps, while their inclination to damage or dismantle machinery is more...
" (9K36 Strela-3) [SA-14] - SA-N-9 "Gauntlet" (9K330/9K331/9K332 Tor) [SA-15]
- SA-N-10SA-18 GrouseThe 9K38 Igla is a Russian/Soviet man-portable infrared homing surface-to-air missile . "9K38" is the Russian GRAU designation of the system...
"GrouseGrouseGrouse are a group of birds from the order Galliformes. They are sometimes considered a family Tetraonidae, though the American Ornithologists' Union and many others include grouse as a subfamily Tetraoninae in the family Phasianidae...
" (9K38 Igla) [SA-18] - SA-N-11 "Grison" (2K22 Tunguska) [SA-19]
- SA-N-12 "GrizzlyGrizzly BearThe grizzly bear , also known as the silvertip bear, the grizzly, or the North American brown bear, is a subspecies of brown bear that generally lives in the uplands of western North America...
" (9K37 Buk-M1) [SA-17]
See also: NATO reporting name
NATO reporting name
NATO reporting names are classified code names for military equipment of the Eastern Bloc...