FedEx is seeking Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Approval to equip its Cargo Planes with Laser systems, to defend against heat-seeking missilies.
According to the FAA, the FedEx Missle-Defence system
directs infrared laser energy toward an incoming missile, in an attempt to interrupt rge missile's tracking of the aircraft's heat.
The threat to civilian Cargo Planes is real and increeasing.
The FAA notes that in recent years,
in several incidents abroad, civilian aircraft were fired upon by man-portable air defence systems.
A DHL Airbus A330, for instance, was hit by a ground-based Missile after taking off from Baghdad.
Such events have
led several companies to design and adapt systems like laser-based missle-defense system for installation on civil aircraft, to protect those aircraft against heat-seeking missilies.
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