Launched from a ground-based platform, such as a vehicle or tripod, rather than an aircraft or other airborne system.

A guidance system that uses directed laser beams to track and adjust the trajectory of a missile toward its target.

A tandem warhead configuration in anti-tank missiles where a smaller precursor charge detonates reactive armor, followed by a larger main charge to penetrate the underlying armor.

A guidance mode for anti-tank missiles where the warhead detonates downward onto the thinner top armor of armored vehicles.