Sentence examples for man portable from inspiring English sources

MAN Portable Air Defence Systems (MANPADS) have emerged as a major cause of aircraft and helicopter loss.

Man Portable Air Defence Systems (ManPADs) have been a favoured anti aircraft weapon since their appearance on the military proliferation scene in the mid 1960s.

Their goal then became to create an operating room in a backpack that was lightweight, man portable and easy to use.

The exact number of these shoulder-fired missiles -- often called Man Portable Air Defense Systems, or Manpads -- outside the hands of governments is impossible to know.

They include 3,000-8,000 so-called Manpads - Man Portable Air Defence Systems - portable missile systems which are a threat to all types of aircraft, including civilian passenger planes.

ISIS has plenty of firepower, including advanced MANPADS (man portable air defense systems), shoulder-fired, surface-to-air missiles seized when its forces overran the Syrian Taqba air force base just yesterday (and executing 250 Syrian soldiers filmed for social media).

Fuel cell based systems are a promising alternative to batteries in man-portable power generation applications.

Military aircraft face a serious threat from early generation Man-Portable Air-Defence (MANPAD) systems.

The man-portable system is designed to generate enough hydrogen to power a 25 500 W fuel cell.

The US Army Research Laboratory is conducting research to explore technologies that may be suitable for maneuvering man-portable munitions.

On the other hand, a compact design is required for both man-portable and stationary powerhouse applications.