The FAA wrote on Thursday that the proposal’is not moving forward at this time’.’further internal study is necessary,’ said the FAA.
The US military has tested the types of lasers aboard large aircraft, too. The laser beam can literally blast things till they catch fire and/or explode.
The U.S. has been exploring ways to protect airliners from missile strikes for a while. Fedex’s proposal was for a’infrared laser countermeasure system’.
Fedex tested out Northrop Grumman’s infrared laser pod in 2006. One of the’guardian’ pods was tested in 2006.
Fedex’s proposal suggests that FedEx’s addition of a laser would have been’novel or unique’. Fedex has added a laser to the laser.