DHS to study high altitude UAV for counter MANPADS role

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is studying the use of high-altitude unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) as airborne platforms to counter small surface-to-air missile attacks on commercial aircraft, the head of the department's research arm said March 13. DHS Under Secretary for Science and...

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