MANPADS: Detailed Look At The Most Cost-Effective Air Defense

MANPADS (Man-portable Air Defense Systems) are amongst the most respectable and cost-effective air defense systems out there . Although simple in comparison to the more impressive long-range systems, the versatility and pop-up threat posed by MANPADS makes them a special threat to pilots.

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- Timecodes -
00:00 - MANPADS
00:47 - The Basics of Cost-Effective Air Defense
05:20 - Why We Need To Care About MANPADS
09:05 - Countermeasures
13:38 - Example: Helicopter shot down [Ukraine]
16:12 - Conclusion

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