manpad

• Sustantivo que designa un sistema portátil de misiles tierra-aire, generalmente lanzado desde el hombro, destinado a la defensa antiaérea de corto alcance.

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

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1. Man-Portable Air DefenseC1formaltechnical

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

   Sistema portátil de defensa aérea

   • 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.