FedEx wants to operate cargo planes outfitted with lasers that throw off incoming heat-seeking missiles, according to newly published federal documents.
FedEx wants to operate cargo planes outfitted with lasers that throw off incoming heat-seeking missiles, according to a newly published federal documents.
In a filing Friday, the Federal Aviation Administration indicated FedEx had asked permission to add the missile-defense system. The agency said that the"FedEx missile-defense system directs infrared laser energy toward an incoming missile, in an effort to interrupt the missile's tracking of the aircraft's heat," according a Friday filing by the Federal Aviation Administration.There's reason for concern.
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