Vigilant Eagle
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title:
Vigilant Eagle
text:
The Vigilant Eagle Airport Protection System is a proposed directed-energy weapon under development by the U.S. military under a Defense Department contract with Raytheon. It would create an invisible microwave dome around an airport that could block missiles heading toward incoming and outgoing aircraft. Man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADS) are shoulder-launched surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) that present a substantial threat to civilian and military aircraft. The U.S. government says the
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Proposed DEWS for airports
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigilant_Eagle
date created:
2009-09-22T07:05:52Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T12:23:33Z
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