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25-11-2004, 08:22
El Al to fit anti-missile system
(Source : BBC, November 24, 2004)
El Al is ready to fit the world's first anti-missile protection system on passenger aircraft, according to reports. El Al will install the first system on a Boeing jet over the next month, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported. The system, built by Israeli defence firms, will cost about US$1m per plane. It fires invisible flares to counter rocket attacks, such as a failed attempt to bring down an Israeli airliner in Mombasa, Kenya, in 2002. It is expected to be installed on six El Al jets if initial tests prove successful, and eventually on the rest of the airline's 30-strong fleet, Haaretz reported. The airline will deploy the system on 'high risk' routes in Asia and Africa, as US and European aviation authorities have not approved their use for civil aviation.
Full Story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4038101.stm
(Source : BBC, November 24, 2004)
El Al is ready to fit the world's first anti-missile protection system on passenger aircraft, according to reports. El Al will install the first system on a Boeing jet over the next month, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported. The system, built by Israeli defence firms, will cost about US$1m per plane. It fires invisible flares to counter rocket attacks, such as a failed attempt to bring down an Israeli airliner in Mombasa, Kenya, in 2002. It is expected to be installed on six El Al jets if initial tests prove successful, and eventually on the rest of the airline's 30-strong fleet, Haaretz reported. The airline will deploy the system on 'high risk' routes in Asia and Africa, as US and European aviation authorities have not approved their use for civil aviation.
Full Story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4038101.stm