NG shows off FedEx freighter equipped with counter MANPADS

Northrop Grumman on Sept. 12 unveiled the first widebody commercial aircraft going into regular scheduled service using its Guardian technology to defend against surface-to-air missile attacks. The FedEx MD-10 is the first of 11 the cargo carrier will fly with the directed infrared counter measures...

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