DHS to Test Counter-Manpads on Passenger Aircraft
Credit: USAF SENIOR AIRMAN KRISTI MACHADO
Prodded by Congress, the U.S. Homeland Security Dept. is going to test laser jammer technology next year as a defense system against terrorist missile attacks on commercial airline flights. The department has awarded BAE Systems and team member American Airlines a $29-million contract to test the...
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