US Stinger man-portable air defense system ‘sting’ more seriously than the Russian ‘needle’
By Boyko Nikolov On Jul 18, 2020
PANAGYURISHTE, (BM) – Portable anti-aircraft missile systems (MANPADS) are a fairly young type of weapon. MANPADS are difficult to develop and manufacture, so there are not so many models and they are produced only in some countries. However, among them there was already (and still is) a setting that for a long time was the most famous representative of the class.
Just as the Bazooka for some time became the collective name of all anti-tank grenade launchers – man-portable anti-aircraft missiles were associated precisely with the Stinger. Now, of course, Stinger is no longer the most famous and effective system – but remains one of the most common models.
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