MANPADS What are they and how do they

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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