MANPADS - Man Portable Air Defence System

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Surface to Air Missiles

“One of the most serious threats to aviation today”:

Colin Powell, former Secretary of State, USA

By Per Gram

I wrote the report below in 2005. Apart from various remedies to counter MAPADS attacks to aircraft, little has been heard on the subject, until now. “Advanced Russian made, man-portable anti-aircraft missiles keep finding their way into the hands of stateless insurgents and terrorists,” says a note in AW&ST of January 18, 2010. It also explains that the variants  SA-16 Gimlet, SA-18 Grouse and SA-24 Grinch are on the loose as well. This simply means that the report should be read as if it was written today, in January 2010.