Laser air defense eyed for commercial aircraft
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If a terrorist fires a surface-to-air missile at a civilian airliner, should the plane be able to shoot back?
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 30, 2004 - Aviation authorities are investigating the latest in a string of incidents in which laser beams have been directed into the cockpits of commercial jets while in flight.
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Officials with airline pilots unions say the government should be doing more to alert them to incidents involving lasers and to provide guidance about how best to protect themselves against beams that can blind.
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California&#039;s Air National Guard pilots stand on high alert 24-7, ready to launch their fighters against a cruise missile attack or hijacked airliner. These days, they are also launching a public-relations offensive to save their base.
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Burn baby burn Rayguns are, um, on fire lately, with the US Army dishing out early contracts in its monster truck laser cannon race, Boeing planning a rather unimpressive blaster-equipped Humvee and the famous American nuke-toasting jumbo jet continuing to make headlines. Now the Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the Pentagon war-nerd bureau which loves nothing better than a long shot, has joined in.â¦
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The FBI, concerned that terrorists could use lasers as weapons, is investigating why laser beams were directed into the cockpits of commercial airliners six times over the last four days.
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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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The Boeing Airborne Laser (ABL) team fired a laser beam for the first time using the flight laser modules in the ABL System Integration Lab at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.
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ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Maryland  - "Peace Through Light." That's the slogan of a Boeing Co. jumbo jet built to zap ballistic missiles shortly after they lift off, using laser rayguns.
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The FBI is examining a series of incidents in which lasers have been shone into the cockpits of aircraft.
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A laser beam was aimed at a police helicopter Friday &#151; one of several incidents involving aircraft across the country in the past week &#151; and federal authorities were questioning someone who had been at a house where they said the light had originated.
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Ultrashort-pulse lasers are poised to make a big splash in medical and other industries. Former AOL CEO Barry Schuler says he's leading the charge.
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A joint U.S.-Israeli laser system that successfully shot down Katyusha missiles in several tests but was shelved last year could have made Israel safer against Hezbollah attacks, a former head of research and development for the Israeli army said Saturday.
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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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Flight tests of a laser-equipped Boeing Co. 747 showed its onboard systems can complete all steps needed to intercept a ballistic missile, the U.S. Defense Department said on Friday.
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Defense contractor tests system designed to protect airliners from laser-guided shoulder-fired missiles.
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Lasers may be the weapon of choice for sci-fi movie heroes when the fate of the galaxy hangs in the balance. But back here on Planet Earth, lasers are at the center of a movie battle of another kind: the one