{"id":8562,"date":"2022-03-18T19:26:36","date_gmt":"2022-03-18T13:56:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/polscienceweb.com\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=8562"},"modified":"2022-03-18T19:28:49","modified_gmt":"2022-03-18T13:58:49","slug":"weapons-are-being-shipped-into-ukraine-by-the-united-states-and-the-north-atlantic-treaty-organization-nato","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/polscienceweb.com\/index.php\/portfolio\/weapons-are-being-shipped-into-ukraine-by-the-united-states-and-the-north-atlantic-treaty-organization-nato\/","title":{"rendered":"Weapons are being shipped into Ukraine by the United States and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong>The United States and NATO allies are rushing arms shipments to Ukraine, including shoulder-fired Man-Portable Air-Defense Systems (MANPADS)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2022-03-18T19:26:36+05:30\">18th March 2022<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-verse\" style=\"font-size: 18.5px; text-align: justify;\">\n<summary class=\"wo-block-verse\" style=\"font-size: 18.5px; text-align: center;\">Read more<br><br><\/summary>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-verse\" style=\"font-size: 18px; text-align: justify;\"><li>MANPADS are short-range, lightweight, and portable surface-to-air missiles that individuals or small groups can fire to destroy aircraft or helicopters.<\/li><li>Countries such as India, Pakistan, Germany, the UK, Turkey, and Israel have also used MANPADS in their defense efforts.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Russia is by far the largest MANPAD exporter.<\/li><li>MANPADS have an 8-kilometer maximum range and can engage targets at altitudes of 4.5 kilometres.<\/li><li>The first MANPADS were introduced in the 1960s by the United States and the Soviet Union.<\/li><li>They can be shoulder-fired, launched from atop a ground vehicle, fired from a tripod or stand, and a helicopter or boat.<\/li><li>The vast majority of them have passive or &#8220;fire and forget&#8221; guidance systems. The operator is not required to guide the missile to its target, allowing them to immediately run and relocate after firing.<\/li><li>The missiles are fitted with infrared seekers which use heat radiation emitted by the airborne vehicle to identify and target it.<\/li><li>Non-state actors, such as rebel and terrorist groups, are known to have illegally obtained MANPADS and used them during civil wars and other high-intensity conflicts over time.<\/li><li>They aid in the protection of troops from aerial attacks and are most effective against low-flying aircraft.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/manpads-missiles-securing-ukraines-airspace-explained-7825179\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United States and NATO allies are rushing arms shipments to Ukraine, including shoulder-fired Man-Portable&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8561,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","portfolio-category":[428,437,426],"class_list":["post-8562","portfolio","type-portfolio","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","portfolio-category-428","portfolio-category-march-2022","portfolio-category-newsfeed"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>What are MANPADS? 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