Infantry Antiaircraft MissilesNoted authority Steven J. Zaloga charts the development, combat use, and influence of man portable air defense systems from the late 1960s to the present day. The first attempts at developing a man portable air defense system (MANPADS) based around a guided missile began in the mid 1950s, as a response to the increased speed and manoeuvrability of jet aircraft. Infantry Antiaircraft Missiles charts the technological evolution of the MANPADS and