Archive for January 17th, 2007
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Wednesday, January 17th, 2007
FedEx Plane Flies with Anti-Missile System
A FedEx cargo plane equipped with a defense system that protects commercial aircraft from Shoulder Fired Missiles (SFMs) took off from Los Angeles International Airport earlier this week. The laser-based system — designed by Northrop Grumman and called ‘Guardian’ — detects incoming missiles with laser technology that in turn reroutes the missile away from the […]