FBI to Investigate Reports of Lasers Beamed at Planes
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In the past week, laser beams of unknown origins have been shined into the cockpits of seven airplanes as they were about to land at various airports around the country, including Teterboro Airport.
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Law enforcement sources say the FBI is investigating whether an analyst at the Pentagon passed classified material on Iran to Israel.
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The FBI is investigating an incident in which lasers were apparently aimed at a pilot preparing to land at Teterboro Airport. The pilot, who has not been identified, reported
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Fort Wayne, Aug. 17 - The FBI is investigating a situation in Fort Wayne that closed the airport there Wednesday morning.
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WASHINGTON, Aug 28: The FBI is investigating senior members of what was formerly known as the Pentagon&#39;s Office of Special Plans on suspicion that one of them passed highly classified US military information to Israel.
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Up to three American Airlines jets will be outfitted this spring with laser technology being developed to protect planes from missiles fired by terrorists.
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Russian investigators labored Wednesday to determine whether terrorism caused the near-simultaneous crashes of two jetliners, killing all 89 people aboard and spreading anxieties about a possible bloody escalation of the Chechen conflict.
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Officials found traces of radiation on two British Airways jets, and the airline appealed Wednesday to tens of thousands of passengers who flew to Moscow or other cities to come forward &#151; the latest twist in the inquiry into the poisoning death of a former Russian spy.
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China has beamed a ground-based laser at U.S. spy satellites over its territory, a U.S. agency said, in an action that exposed the potential vulnerability of space systems that provide crucial data to American troops and consumers around the world.
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The U.S. military said it is testing a system to beam red and green lasers at aircraft in the Washington area as a warning when they enter restricted airspace.
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Airport and transit authorities responded to an FBI report of a possible terrorist attack against Boston by boosting security &#151; adding patrols, activating radiation detectors and posting pictures of some of the suspects.
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As many as three American Airlines passenger jets will be outfitted this spring with laser technology intended to protect planes from missile attacks.
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WASHINGTON -- At least a dozen cases of lasers being beamed into aircraft cockpits since Christmas are being investigated by the FBI. The lasers can temporarily blind pilots.
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In a step toward creation of a weapon to shoot down ballistic missiles, a laser designed to be mounted in a jet was test-fired for the first time at Edwards Air Force Base.
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Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta Wednesday unveiled a new reporting system for pilots to notify the government of incidents in which lasers are aimed at aircraft from the ground, calling a recent spike in such events a "serious aviation safety matter."
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation is looking into a spate of bomb threats phoned in to businesses that resulted in employeesâ wiring thousands of dollars overseas.
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MONTROSE - The performance of a small jet that crashed and burned on takeoff Sunday morning at the Montrose Regional Airport, injuring NBC Sports Chairman Dick Ebersol killing three others including his son, will be probed, a federal investigator said