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zambonidriver
16th Jan 2022, 07:06
Is this for serious ?

Anti Missile Laser for FEDEX A321 (https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/01/18/2022-00505/special-conditions-fedex-express-airbus-model-a321-200-airplanes-installation-of-an-infrared-laser)

Yes, there have been a few cases when such a system could have been useful but thankfully the are rather exceptional. Is FEDEX actually thinking about flying into "hot" zones ? In any case I also doubt the economics - I'm pretty sure that an efficient anti missile laser, if such a thing actually exists past prototypes, muss be rather costly both to acquire and to operate.