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MANPADS

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MANPADSMan-Portable Air Defense System
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MANPADS, shoulder-fired surface-to-air missiles, in the hands of criminals, terrorists, and other non-state actors pose a serious threat to passenger air travel, the commercial aviation industry, and military aircraft around the world (over 40 civilian aircraft have been hit by MANPADS missiles since the 1970s).
MANPADS: combating the threat to global aviation from Man-Portable ... by DISAM Journal
The discussions focused on Lebanese efforts at MANPADS control and destruction.
US official visited Beirut to push missile ban by The Daily Star (Beirut, Lebanon)
The Department of Homeland Security is conducting a research project to see if aircraft could be flown above airports to protect jets from what is referred to as MANPADS, Man-Portable Air Defense Systems.
GLOBAL HAWK MIGHT PROTECT JETS HOMELAND SECURITY RESEARCHING CRAFT'S ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
 
 
 
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