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The missile upove launches from a ship. With newton's 3rd law in effect, the missile is propelled into the air with equil but opposite forces.
As airflow is deflected down, the ball is thus deflected up. Equal but opposite.
As you can see in the photo above, the engine is pused forward with a force greater than that of air resistance.
The airfoil deflects air down causing lift. This is the same concept as a plane. Falaps on a plane causes it to fly up or down.