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MANPADS
(redirected from Man-Portable Air Defense System)

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MANPADSMan-Portable Air Defense System


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] Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) Program The objective of DTRA's SALW Program is to reduce proliferation by assisting foreign governments with improving the security, safety, and management of state-controlled stockpiles of man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS), other small arms and light weapons, and conventional ammunition.
Currently, there are approximately 700,000 man-portable air defense systems deployed worldwide, and there's a threat of terrorists using them against U.
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.
 
 
 
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