According to the latest published federal documents, transport and logistics giant FedEx has asked for permission from Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to add lasers that will offset heat-seeking missiles. There’s a good reason for this, too. There have been incidents in the past, like one in 2003, where a surface-to-air missile almost took out a DHL-operated Airbus A330. There’s a growing concern, which have been fueled by international incidents, that man-portable air-defence systems (MANPADS) can be a threat to civilian flights, according to a filing by the FAA.
Furthermore, many companies have developed and designed systems that can adapt these systems that employ a laser-based missile-defence system that can avert heat-seeking missiles by directing the infrared later energy toward such a threat in an effort to interrupt the tracking of the aircraft’s heat. Aviation regulators will take another 45 days to hear the opinions from the public before approving such a system as a countermeasure.
The document from the FAA further states that FedEx commenced the government approval process for their A321-200s back in 2019.
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Although, the company doesn’t own any such aircraft yet. Moreover, the FAA has said that before such approval can be made, it must prove that it is a legitimate means to prevent the inadvertent activation of the system on the ground.
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Especially during ground handling and airplane maintenance, since such an accident can result in eye or skin damage, due to the involvement of a laser-based system.
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