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November 29, 2004 Passenger jets get anti-missile technology
By Charles Starmer-Smith El Al, Israel's national airline, is to become the first company to install anti-missile systems on passenger aircraft, according to reports this week. The anti-missile system, called Flight Guard, has been developed by Israeli defence firms and will cost about £600,000 per plane. According to the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, it will be implemented this month. When a plane comes under rocket attack the system automatically responds by firing flares that will divert a heat-seeking missile away from its target. The flares, which are triggered automatically by radar, are invisible to the naked eye so they don't cause panic among passengers. Passenger jets get anti-missile technology continued Comments
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