DEFENSEWATCH for Tuesday, October 28, 2003

Tuesday, October 28, 2003

THE MANPAD THREAT – AN UPDATE

The threat from man-portable surface-to-air missiles has worried aviation experts for years, but in August it became far more than a theoretical risk. It is now time for the federal government to undertake a crash program to protect the nation’s civilian airliners from the dangers of “Manpad” missiles, as the weapons are known. In a recent post about the Manpad threat, Terror in the Sky - the Manpad Threat, I noted: “It’s only a matter of time before [a Russian Manpad] or a Stinger purchased... Sign in to see full entry.

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