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    Man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADS or MPADS) are portable shoulder-launched surface-to-air missiles. They are guided weapons and are a threat to...
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    VSHORAD (India) (category Surface-to-air missiles of India)
    The Very Short Range Air Defence System, or VSHORADS, is a latest man-portable air-defense system (MANPADS) developed by Research Centre Imarat (RCI),...
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  • Piorun (missile) (category 21st-century surface-to-air missiles)
    The Piorun (Polish: "thunderbolt") is a Polish man-portable air-defense system, designed to destroy low-flying aircraft, airplanes, helicopters and unmanned...
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  • Iran Air Defense Force. Iran portal Aircraft of the Iranian Air Force Aircraft of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard "Iran unveils new air defense weaponry...
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    States Army air defense relies on a range of ground launched missiles, ranging from hand held to vehicle mounted systems. The Air Defense Artillery is...
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    FIM-92 Stinger is an American man-portable air-defense system (MANPADS) that operates as an infrared homing surface-to-air missile (SAM). It can be adapted...
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    RBS 70 (category Surface-to-air missiles of Sweden)
    RBS 70 (Robotsystem 70) is a man-portable air-defense system (MANPADS) designed for anti-aircraft warfare in all climate zones and with little to no support...
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  • et dans un premier temps – des missiles sol-air Mistral 3. "Projet de loi de finances pour 2024 : Défense : Équipement des forces". senat.fr (in French)...
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  • Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) additionally operates MIM-23 Hawk, MIM-104 Patriot and KM-SAM SAMs. The Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) operates...
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  • "Radar Systems - Capabilities - ASELSAN". aselsan.com.tr. Archived from the original on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2016. "Air Defense Fire Control...
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    Shoulder-fired weapons system Shoulder-fired missile, shoulder-launched missile or man-portable missile, among other variants, are common slang terms to...
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    PZR Grom (category 20th-century surface-to-air missiles)
    in Polish) is a man-portable air-defense system produced in Poland and based on the Soviet man-portable infrared homing surface-to-air missile (SAM) 9K38...
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    The Islamic Republic of Iran Air Defense Force (Persian: نیروی پدافند هوایی ارتش جمهوری اسلامی ایران, Niruye Pədafənde Həvayiye Ərteşe Jomhuriye Eslamiye...
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    The Type 91 surface-to-air missile (91式携帯地対空誘導弾, 91-shiki Keitai Chitaikū Yūdōdan) is a Japanese man-portable air-defense system (MANPADS). Its appearance...
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    (18 July 2021). "Pakistan Army Deploys Chinese HQ-16A SAM System in Kashmir". Global Defense Corp. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved...
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    QW missile (category Surface-to-air missiles of the People's Republic of China)
    Chinese: 前卫; traditional Chinese: 前衛; pinyin: Qian Wei) are man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADS) developed by the People's Republic of China. The...
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  • Sungur MANPAD (category Air defense)
    Sungur (falcon) is a fifth-generation man-portable air-defense system (MANPADS) designed for short-range air defense of mobile/fixed units and facilities...
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    Rheinmetall Canada made the AMADS (Advanced Man-portable Air Defense System) which serves as the short range air defense trainer for the Canadian army.[citation...
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  • Retrieved 8 June 2024. "Egypt's Reported Acquisition of the S-300VM Air Defense System". Institute for National Security Studies. Retrieved 11 April 2017...
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    under the South Korean Ministry of National Defense. Shortly after the end of World War II, the South Korean Air Construction Association was founded on 10...
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  • 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2016. TulaKirill (21 August 2010). "anti-tank system METIS M-1 (противотанковый комплекс Метис – М1)". Archived from the original...
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    a deal with Oman valued at $2.1 billion to supply a ground-based air defense system. 172 FNSS Pars armoured combat vehicle ordered for delivery from 2017...
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    original on 2009-08-05. Retrieved 5 March 2018. "Georgian Defense Minister Unveils Ambitious Air Defense Strategy for Tbilisi". Caucasus Watch. 2023-12-19. Retrieved...
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    Starburst is a British man-portable surface-to-air missile produced by Shorts Missile Systems of Belfast (since 2002 known as Thales Air Defence). It was used...
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  • anti-aircraft warfare. MSA SHORAD system Air Defense Anti-Tank System (ADATS) Oerlikon AMADS – Advanced man-portable air defence system T-55A Marksman SAKO 23 mm/87...
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    QW-2 MANPADS (category Surface-to-air missiles of the People's Republic of China)
    reporting name: CH-SA-8) is a Chinese man-portable infrared homing surface-to-air missile (SAM) MANPADS. The system has improved performance against targets...
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  • Infantry Weapons: Small Arms of the World's Largest Army". Small Arms Defense Journal. Retrieved 12 March 2021. Jones, Richard D. Jane's Infantry Weapons...
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    or self-propelled air defense system (SPAD), is a mobile vehicle with a dedicated anti-aircraft capability. Specific weapon systems used include machine...
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  • Cooperation Agency". dsca.mil. "Qatar purchase of Raytheon NASAMS air defense system moves forward". November 28, 2018. "Qatar takes delivery of Leopard...
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    creates hundreds of targets for the missile. Conventional man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS)-launched missiles include an infrared sensor that...
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