German Intelligence warns: "Islamic State can take down passenger planes with Man Pads"

German Intelligence warns: "Islamic State can take down passenger planes with Man Pads" (HLN)[GoogleTranslate].


A warning from the BND worries: IS-terrorists have weapons to shoot passenger planes out of the sky. The weapons are called Manpads (Man-Portable Air Defense System), it's portable rocket launchers that can be fired from the shoulder. Are the Manpads In contrast to other air defense weapons very easy to use.

Barely trained militia members can accurately shoot with the weapon.

The weapons are especially dangerous for take off and landing aircraft. The Manpads are built according to Russian plans, but they can also be produced in countries such as Bulgaria or China. Several airlines such as Austrian Airlines and Qatar Airways still fly to northern Iraq.

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