MANPADS - Pilot/Controller Glossary

📢 This glossary was originally created to be a dynamic version of the Pilot/Controller Glossary published by the FAA. Because the FAA now maintains its own dynamic version of the Pilot/Controller Glossary, this version is no longer updated.

Term:	MANPADS
See:	MAN PORTABLE AIR DEFENSE SYSTEMS
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