FedEx, a global logistics company, aims to install laser-based anti-missile systems on their cargo planes. Why do they want to do so? Is the missile threat real?
It seems that FedEx is inclined to think that the current civil aviation situation is too dangerous and that additional safeguards are needed to keep pilots safe and protect aircraft and transportation. move their cargo, especially when flying into areas where the military is active. activities.
This initiative is very real: the company filed a petition to the Federal Aviation Administration with a request to upgrade their upcoming Airbus A321-200 aircraft with a protective laser-based anti-missile system. And the motivation for such a decision is also quite motivated: According to research from RAND . instituteNearly 60 civilian aircraft have been shot down by mobile missile launchers since 1975.
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