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Friday, May 23, 2008

Eye in the Sky: New Flying Laser Will Stop Heat-Seeking Missiles


Eye in the Sky

For just a few thousand dollars terrorists in Somalia bought a heat-seeking missile and took down a commercial airliner as it was taking off.

Now the U.S. government wants to put an eye in the sky to keep watch over our airports and make sure that never happens again.

Enter Project Chloe, an innovative program commissioned by the Department of Homeland Security.

DHS plans to fly an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) at 65,000 feet that will zap the missiles with a laser and put them out of commission.

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