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Lethal laser beam to protect commercial airplanes from man-portable threat

Washington, Usa - The decision after an attack to an Israeli plane

The Northrop Grumman has announced it is ready the new laser system that could soon be installed on the American and Israeli aircraft, averting whichever threat of an attack carried with rocket launcher near an airport against an airplane while taking off or landing. The device, called Hornet (Hazardous Ordnance Engagement Toolkit) is able to hit with a laser beam its objective to the speed of the...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 48495
Rome, Italy, 07/29/2003 18:14
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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