Saturday, 9. December 2006
Topic: SECURITY - on December 9, 2006 at 2:19:00 PM CET
Laser system zaps missile into mincemeat
Shoulder-fired missiles, referred to in military-speak as MANPADS (Man-Portable Air Defense Systems) are showing up on the black market more and more these days and U.S. officials are becoming increasingly concerned about their risk to commercial aircraft.
As a result the Department of Homeland Security is nearly doubling its spending on counter-measure research to $110 million this year.
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