noun
man-portable air-defense system; MANPADS
Military term for a shoulder-fired surface-to-air missile system carried and operated by a single soldier.
携帯式防空ミサイルシステムは、低空を飛ぶ航空機に対して有効な兵器だ。
MANPADS are effective weapons against low-flying aircraft.
Compound of 携帯式 (portable type), 防空 (air defense), and ミサイルシステム (missile system). A direct translation of the English term 'man-portable air-defense system'.