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Wednesday, January 17, 2007

Operational tests for airliner defense


Guardian™ missile-defense system

A commercial airliner took off from Los Angeles Tuesday carrying a test version of a defensive system against shoulder-launched anti-aircraft missiles.

Northrop Grumman designed the Guardian missile-defense system for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security as a means of fending off rockets such as the Stinger fired by terrorists.

Guardian is a laser-based system that detects missile launches and automatically intercepts them with a laser that disrupts the weapon guidance system and sends it off course. The system is effective against airliners flying at low altitudes while landing or taking off.

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