Israel’s Commercial Planes To Be Fitted With LASERS To Combat Shoulder-Launched Missile Threat -- The Daily Mail
* SkyShield was approved for commercial use by Israel's Ministry of Defence
* The system detects incoming missiles and automatically fires a laser which disrupts the navigation system
* SkyShield will now be installed on all El Al airliners
Passenger planes could soon be equipped with Star Wars-style lasers which would shoot down a terrorist's missiles.
Israel's Ministry of Defence has announced that the SkyShield system developed by defence contractor Elbit Systems had successfully completed tests and has been certified for commercial use.
SkyShield uses laser technology and a thermal camera to deflect incoming missiles - after a threat is detected it fires a laser to disrupt the missile's navigation system, taking it off course and detonating a safe distance from the aircraft.
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My Comment: Expect this to be standard for all big passenger jets in the next few years.
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