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MANPADS: Worse Now Than 9/11

T HEN The acronym MANPAD means “Man Portable Air Defense System”. It was meant to level the playing field between the average infantry troop walking on a battlefield carrying 80lbs of kit and the fighter jock, in a multi-million dollar high tech aircraft, seeking to target those on the ground. Early on in the defense industry, we (USA) created our version commonly known as a “Stinger” and the Russians designated theirs as “SA-7’s”. When the Russians were fighting their...
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MANPADS: Worse Now Than 9/11

The acronym MANPAD means “Man Portable Air Defense System”. It was...

Article • November 4th, 2011
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Causing your enemy to devote tremendous resources to counter threats or...

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Be careful what you say so you don't offend anyone.

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