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American Will Further Evaluate BAE Anti-Missile Technology for DHS Bloomberg is reporting that BAE Systems will further evaluate its anti-missile technology on American Airlines flights in April after winning a contract from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). According to Bloomberg.com, a DHS spokeswoman said BAE was awarded $5 million for the project, but also said that the full contract needed to be signed. Assuming the contract's formal completion, American would further evaluate BAE's JETEYE anti-MANPADS (man portable air defense systems) infrared laser jamming device on flights between New York and Los Angeles. American has already assessed the system on a not-in-service B-767 during an earlier phase of the DHS's MANPADS protection program. Northrop Grumman has been testing its similar DIRCM (directional infrared countermeasure) airborne system technology, called Guardian, on nine FedEx MD-10s as part of the same DHS program. 12-19-2007. |
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