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dav3 01-06-2008 10:37 PM
American Airlines Get Anti-Missle Laser Defense System for Airliners!
 
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By David Koenig
Associated Press
Saturday, January 5, 2008; Page D02

As many as three American Airlines passenger jets will be outfitted this spring with laser technology intended to protect planes from missile attacks.

Officials said yesterday that the anti-missile system would not be tested on flights that carry passengers. The tests, which could involve more than 1,000 flights, will determine how the technology holds up under the rigors of flight, they said.

The anti-missile equipment will be installed on Boeing 767-200s, an airline spokesman said. American flies that model mostly between New York and San Francisco and Los Angeles.

American said it opposes putting anti-missile systems on commercial planes but agreed to the tests to understand technology that might become available.

The technology was developed for military planes. BAE Systems of Britain said yesterday that it won a $29 million contract from the Department of Homeland Security to test the Jeteye system on passenger planes.

The technology is intended to stop attacks by detecting heat from missiles, then responding in a fraction of a second by firing laser beams to jam the missiles' guidance systems.

The use of a signal to mimic a missile attack has already been tested in the air, said Tim Wagner, an American Airlines spokesman. Those tests also showed that the anti-missile system didn't interfere with the jet's other controls, officials said.

American, the nation's largest airline, has been working with BAE on the project for a couple of years. In 2006, BAE installed its hardware on a Boeing 767 that wasn't used to fly paying passengers.

Burt Keirstead, director of BAE's commercial airline protection program, said BAE's contract requires it to prove that Jeteye will operate without failure for 3,000 hours of flight, and sets a goal of 4,500 hours.

BAE has received more than $100 million in funding for aircraft-protection systems. Keirstead said BAE's technology would cost $500,000 to $1 million per plane to install.

Congress has approved funding for anti-missile research partly out of fear that terrorists armed with shoulder-fired weapons could attack jetliners as they take off and land.

American Airlines has said anti-missile defense is best achieved by stopping terrorists from getting missiles that could shoot down commercial jets and by improving security around airports.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...010403399.html

baddog 01-06-2008 10:38 PM
good deal

BAKO 01-06-2008 10:51 PM
Sounds good

LiveDose 01-07-2008 12:07 AM
The world we live in...

Socks 01-07-2008 12:14 AM
Sir, please empty your pockets, take off your shoes, and empty the contents of your stomache in this bag please

ztik 01-07-2008 12:16 AM
crazy world we live in today

JFK 01-07-2008 12:24 AM
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Originally Posted by ztik (Post 13616726)
crazy world we live in today
yeah, no shit:disgust

Christina Muller 01-07-2008 12:26 AM
actually this is not a new concept ,Israel has for years had this type of system on many of its passenger planes and Im sure other airlines might have it also but just dont mention it for security reasons :thumbsup

dav3 01-07-2008 06:03 PM
Bump for LASERS!!

OzMan 01-07-2008 06:20 PM
To protect shipping they should get some sharks with frickin' laser beams attached to their heads!

directfiesta 01-07-2008 06:30 PM
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Originally Posted by pornopete (Post 13620651)
I thought the airlines where in trouble and needed money, now they have anti missle technology? Sounds like a big waste of money, when was the last time a commercial jet was shot down with a missle?????????????????????????
July 3, 1988

V_RocKs 01-07-2008 06:30 PM
Would suck if one turned on by accident and burned the retinas of several people on the ground.

directfiesta 01-07-2008 06:32 PM
and September 1, 1983

baddog 01-07-2008 06:42 PM
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Originally Posted by pornopete (Post 13620651)
I thought the airlines where in trouble and needed money, now they have anti missle technology? Sounds like a big waste of money, when was the last time a commercial jet was shot down with a missle?????????????????????????
1983 comes to mind

directfiesta 01-07-2008 06:45 PM
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Originally Posted by baddog (Post 13620775)
1983 comes to mind
and 1988 , no ????

pocketkangaroo 01-07-2008 06:46 PM
There has never been a US commercial flight shot down on U.S. soil. I would feel safer having that money go toward better mechanics and other safety procedures such as re-inforced cockpit doors. Better air traffic control systems. Or better yet, hire more pilots so that we don't have guys flying 60 hours a week and suffering from exhaustion.

yahoo-xxx-girls.com 01-07-2008 06:48 PM
Bump ...

directfiesta 01-07-2008 06:48 PM
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Originally Posted by pocketkangaroo (Post 13620797)
Or better yet, hire more pilots so that we don't have guys flying 60 hours a week and suffering from exhaustion.
.. or install a fully stocked mini-bar in the cockpit :thumbsup

Phill 01-07-2008 06:56 PM
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Originally Posted by directfiesta (Post 13620789)
and 1988 , no ????
Actually no. This system is stopping IR guided missiles (i.e. shoulder launched surface-to-air) and would do nothing to stop a radard guided missile from a warship like the above.

Guess how many passenger air crafts have been shot down by IR guided missiles? Zero.

baddog 01-07-2008 07:04 PM
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Originally Posted by directfiesta (Post 13620789)
and 1988 , no ????
1978 maybe

directfiesta 01-07-2008 07:11 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by baddog (Post 13620775)
1983 comes to mind
http://www.greenleft.org.au/1996/247/13459

dav3 01-07-2008 07:44 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by pornopete (Post 13620651)
I thought the airlines where in trouble and needed money, now they have anti missle technology? Sounds like a big waste of money, when was the last time a commercial jet was shot down with a missle?????????????????????????
I was wondering that same thing!
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Originally Posted by directfiesta (Post 13620715)
In the article, it mentions that the models of jets that these will be installed on usually fly between New York and San Francisco and Los Angeles. Granted, it said that these installations were for testing, but how thoroughly can these be tested in such a 'controlled' environment?

Defense contractor scare mongering anyone?

GreyWolf 01-07-2008 08:16 PM
Ah... the love *lol* Amazing wot ya have to do when ya screw up so many people.

Same with the international bomb shelters and bunkers - otherwise known as US embassies. Sad shit..

baddog 01-07-2008 08:18 PM
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Originally Posted by directfiesta (Post 13620879)
If it is on the Internet, it must be true.

Matt 26z 01-07-2008 08:33 PM
It's good to see that they are being proactive in this before it actually happens. Had they done the same with the break proof cockpit doors, 9-11 would not have happened.

dav3 01-07-2008 09:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Matt 26z (Post 13621205)
It's good to see that they are being proactive in this before it actually happens. Had they done the same with the break proof cockpit doors, 9-11 would not have happened.
Good point. I was thinking maybe there was some chatter picked up, by the NSA or whoever, so this plan was set in motion.

I remember seeing a news story, a few months back, where some lady had found a missle launcher in yard. Although, for some reason, I think was an anti-tank type launcher.

Red Ezra 01-07-2008 09:06 PM
another reason to crawl under a rock


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