Middle East threat drives C-5 countermeasures upgrade

The terrorist threat of shoulder-fired heat-seeking missiles in the Middle East is prompting the U.S. Air Force to equip some of its airlifters with electronic countermeasures. The AF declined to discuss details of the program, but one official told The DAILY that some C-5s already have been...

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