Tracking MANPADS launch from 60,000 feet is feasible, DHS says
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has shown that a shoulder-fired missile’s launch can be detected and its engine signature tracked in flight from an altitude of 60,000 feet or more, according to the head of the agency’s research and development unit. DHS photographed a missile shot at White...
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