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Thursday, March 27, 2008

System Could Help Protect Planes From Missiles


Guardian Commercial Airline Anti-Missile System

An antimissile system that could protect commercial airlines from handheld missile fire was unveiled at BWI Thurgood Marshall airport on Wednesday.

The system was developed and tested by Northrop Grumman. The company said it will protect planes from missiles that many terrorist organizations around the world have and have threatened to use.

The Guardian System detects a heat-seeking missile and locks a laser onto the missile's guidance system and diverts it away in a matter of seconds, official said.

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