manpad

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A noun referring to a man-portable surface-to-air missile, typically a shoulder-fired weapon system designed for short-range air defense.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv für ein tragbares Flugabwehrraketensystem, meist schultergestützt, zur Kurzstrecken-Luftverteidigung.

1. Man-Portable Air Defense C1 formal technical

   A shoulder-fired, portable surface-to-air missile system designed to target and destroy low-flying aircraft and helicopters.

   • The military issued MANPADs to frontline troops for air defense.
   • Terrorist groups have acquired MANPADs from black market sources.
   • Modern MANPADs can defeat flares and other countermeasures.

   🇩🇪Schultergestütztes Flugabwehrraketensystem

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