Shoulder-fired missile

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Man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADS) are shoulder-launched surface-to-air missiles. They typically use infra-red guidance and can be a threat to low-flying aircraft and helicopters.

Possession, export and trafficking in such weapons is typically tightly controlled due to the threat they pose to civil aviation, and there has been considerable concern about their use as terrorist weapons.^[1][2]

Contents 1 Examples 2 Notes 3 External Links 4 See also

[edit] Examples

• Anza (missile)
• Mistral
• FIM-43 'Redeye'
• FIM-92 'Stinger'
• 9K32M 'Strela-2' (SA-7)
• RBS 70
• 9K36 'Strela-3' (SA-14)
• 9K38 'Igla' (SA-18)
• 9K310 'Igla-M' (SA-16)
• KP-SAM "Shin Gung"
• Blowpipe
• Javelin
• Starburst
• Starstreak
• Type 91^[3]
• Type 93
• China HN-5A/B
• China QW-1/2
• China FN-6
• IRAN Misagh-1 and Misagh-2

[edit] Notes

• Man Portable Missiles vs Airliners

1. ^ MANPADS Proliferation - FAS
2. ^ The proliferation of MANPADS - Jane's
3. ^ Type 91 (SAM-2) - FAS

[edit] External Links

• Man Portable Missiles vs Airliners
• Are Helicopters Vulnerable? - Analysis of MANPADS effectivness.
• Man Portable AIr Defense System - GlobalSecurity.Org article covering period until 1999.

[edit] See also

• Anti-aircraft warfare