Man-portable missiles imperil both military, civilian aircraft.
National Defense › Vol. 88 Nbr. 597, August 2003
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Man-portable missiles imperil both military, civilian aircraft.
Shoulder-fired missiles remain a menace to U.S. military aircraft operating in Afghanistan and Iraq, even though the threat has been downgraded from "high," to "moderate," said Air Force Gen. John W. Handy, head of the U.S. Transportation Command.
The widespread availability of man-portable airdefense missiles, known as "manpads," worries U.S. military commanders, who often joke that manpads m...See the full content of this document
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