APEC Calls for Ban of Manned Portable Air Defense Systems

TRACKING MANPADS A recent rocket-propelled grenade attack that shot down a U.S. helicopter in Iraq came soon after the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders' meeting in Bangkok last month, where a ban on Manned Portable Air Defense Systems (Manpads) was proposed. A U.S.-led initiative at...

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