Northrop Grumman Shows Counter-MANPADS System On FedEx Freighter

Northrop Grumman unveiled yesterday the first widebody commercial aircraft equipped with its Guardian counter-surface-to-air missile system going into regular scheduled service. The FedEx MD-10 is the first of 11 the cargo carrier will fly with the directed infrared counter measures (DIRCM)...

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