From Drones To Fighters: How MANPADS Could Reshape The Iran Air Battle
As fighting pauses, U.S. intelligence assessments suggest Iran may be moving to acquire Chinese-made shoulder-fired air defence missiles, known as MANPADS. Shiv Aroor explains how these portable, infrared-guided weapons - easy to hide and deploy - could significantly increase the low-altitude threat to U.S. and Israeli aircraft, especially after Iran's larger fixed air defence systems have taken heavy strikes.
