Controlling the transfer of Man-Portable Air Defence Systems a guide to best practice electronic resource [This publication has been written and compiled by Elizabeth Kirkham and Nneka Okechukwu, Saferworld.

This MANPADS Handbook has been produced by Saferworld, in co-operation with the government of the United Kingdom. It has been compiled with the generous financial support of the governments of Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States of America.

This handbook is intended as a practical resource for arms export licensing officers in Wassenaar Arrangement participating states and elsewhere. It provides detailed information on characteristics and identification of MANPADS, along with special implications when licensing transfers of MANPADs and best practices for transfer control. The handbook also draws upon existing national, regional and international norms, guidelines and approaches in order to identify existing and emerging best practices for the transfer control of MANPADS.