MANPADS

MANPADS ("Human-Portable Air-Defence System") are shoulder-launched surface-to-air missiles. They typically use infra-red guidance and can be a threat to low-flying aircraft and helicopters.

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Possession, export and trafficking in such weapons is typically tightly controlled due to the threat they pose to civil aviation.

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MANPADS: Examples ►

Surface-to-air missile: A surface-to-air missile (SAM) is a missile designed to be launched from the ground to destroy aircraft. It is a type of anti-aircraft system....

Infra-red guidance: REDIRECTInfrared homing...

Aircraft: An aircraft is any machine capable of atmospheric flight....

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►	Introduction
►	Examples
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Aircraft (2) - Anti-aircraft system (1) - Machine (1) - Flight (1) - Atmospheric (1) - Missile (1) - Surface-to-air missile (1) - Shoulder-launched (1) - Helicopters (1) - Infra-red guidance (1) -

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