Small Arms Survey podcasts
#20: MANPADS: Surface-to-air threats and security
| • 06.06.2014 • 8 min 16 sec |
Man-portable air defence systems--MANPADS--are lightweight, usually shoulder-launched, surface-to-air missiles. These weapons systems have proliferated in conflict zones, and their widespread acquisition by non-state armed groups has attracted attention and caused disquiet amongst the security sector. In this podcast the Small Arms Survey's Matt Schroeder discusses the use of MANPADS and the challenges they present to the research community and to security providers.
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Further information:
- Read the research note on Man-Portable Air Defence Systems (MANPADS)
- Read the research note on Armed Groups’ Holdings of Guided Light Weapons
- Forthcoming: Issue Brief on MANPADS in Syria (due for release in July 2014)
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