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surface-to-air missile

• In rocket and missile system: Passive

  Stinger and British Blowpipe proved effective against Soviet aircraft and helicopters in Afghanistan, as did the U.S. Redeye in Central America.

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• In rocket and missile system: Surface-to-air

  …Redeye was replaced by the Stinger, a lighter system whose missile accelerated faster and whose more advanced seeker head could detect the hot exhaust of approaching aircraft even four miles away and up to 5,000 feet in altitude.

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