The US armed them, taught them how to fire surface-to-air missiles and dressed their wounds. |
Most of his attacks on US and British aircraft, however, come from surface-to-air missile sites on the ground, rather than from his airforce. |
There was a potential threat from surface-to-air missiles and of attack while on the ground, which required a precise tactical operation. |
The same day, a shoulder-launched, surface-to-air missile was fired at a US aircraft, but missed. |
They also fired both surface-to-air missiles and surface-to-surface missiles. |
Well, the vulnerability of commercial aircraft to surface-to-air missiles has been demonstrated. |