Terma's podded self-protection suite finds favour for fast jet operations

摘要

There is little argument that the proliferation of increasingly advanced man-portable air defence systems (MAN PADS) presents the greatest threat to the survivability of tactical aircraft in the modern era.rnCheap, lightweight and relatively easy to use, this genre of guided weapons characteristically employs a passive infrared seeker to acquire and then home onto a heat source emanating from a low-flying aircraft.