Citation

Lewandowski A, Loroch L, Świech M. J. Konbin 2008; 7(4): 71.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Wydawnictwo Instytutu Technicznego Wojsk Lotniczych, Publisher Walter de Gruyter)

DOI

10.2478/v10040-008-0080-0

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The paper presents ground-to-air weapon threats for aircraft, especially regarding man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADS) and the methods for reducing the threats. Polish participation in military conflicts along with international terrorism result in increasing threats for aircraft. The conducted analysis result in efforts for providing individual protection of aircraft and new countermeasures. Employment of these systems on military aircraft contributes to improved flight safety in threat areas, however expensiveness of individual protection systems make them uncommon on civil aircraft.

Language: en