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Man-portable air-defense system
Portable surface-to-air missile weapons / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADS or MPADS) are portable surface-to-air missiles. They are guided weapons and are a threat to low-flying aircraft, especially helicopters.
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