MANPADS What are they and how do they
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MANPADS What are they and how do they work? Mr Chris Hughes UK Ministry of Defence
MANPADS? n MAN n Portable n Air n Defence n System
What is a MANPADS? n Purpose? n n Legitimate military weapon, employed for Point Defence of vital assets and self-protection against air attack Almost all use Passive Infrared homing guidance n n n Locks onto heat sources such as aircraft engines Fire and forget, passive system Performance? n n Range: out to 5 km/3 miles Altitude: up to 3, 500 m/11, 500 ft Above Ground Level
CONFIDENTIAL MANPADS Damage
MANPADS Components BCU (disposable) Gripstock (reusable) Launch Tube (disposable) Missile (preloaded in tube)
MANPADS Missile Components Guidance Unit & Control Fins IR Seeker Warhead Stabilising Fins Propulsion Module Eject Motor
How to fire a MANPADS n Method of Operation n n n Select and identify suitable target Activate Battery Coolant Unit (BCU) Lock onto target Pull trigger Missile launches Can be achieved in under 10 seconds by an experienced operator
Damage to Large Aircraft
DHL A-300 cargo aircraft hit by a MANPADS on 22 November 2003 whilst taking off from Baghdad International Airport
MANPADS Producers? n n n n USA – Redeye, Stinger Russia – Strela and Igla systems China – HN-5, FN-6, QW systems N Korea – Strela “clone”, Stinger “clone”, QW “clone” Iran – Misagh systems Pakistan – Anza systems Egypt – Sakr Eye UK – Blowpipe
CREWPADS? n n n CREW Portable Air Defence System
CREWPADS Producers? UK – Starburst, Starstreak Sweden – RBS-70, RBS-90 France – Mistral also USA –Stinger variants Russia –Igla-S as “Strelets” Poland - Grom
Dismounted, or mounted on vehicle MISTRAL
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