FedEx launches air defense missiles at cargo planes prevent possible threats He wanted to add a system for the system and submitted it to the U.S. Department of Transportation through the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Some FedEx aircraft currently have this system.

Well, a freight company, Even though he does not do special or risky work Why would he want a missile defense system?

First; Let’s see how the missile defense system works:

Defense system to be placed on the aircraft; any rocket, prevents the aircraft from controlling the heat it produces and can fire lasers consisting of infrared light at incoming missiles. These lasers are not effective enough to destroy a missile, but can at least divert the danger from the aircraft.

FedEx also uses infrared laser energy; for people on board, creatures on the ground and other aircraft. He also recognizes that it entails great danger.

Commercial and civilian aircraft have been damaged by missile attacks before.

International Civil Aviation Organization; He reported that 42 civilian aircraft have been shot down by missile systems since 1970. An example of this was an Israeli airliner with 250 passengers on board that was shot down while taking off from Mombasa, Kenya, in November 2002. It was hit by shrapnel from a MANPADS missile. Fortunately, the plane was able to land safely at the airport.

Another example is in 2003, after a DHL cargo plane flying from Iraq to Bahrain was hit by a MANPADS missile that hit the plane’s left wing. He had to make an emergency landing. Despite extensive damage to the aircraft’s wing and complete loss of hydraulic control, the three-man crew was able to land by controlling the aircraft with varying engine power alone.

In our content below, we explained how passenger planes were affected by similar events:

In short, missiles pose some degree of threat to commercial air traffic.

Because FedEx plans to install the missile defense system on an aircraft that has not yet used it, the company has carry out special operations It is speculated that he plans to use the system for this purpose.

However, as the FAA notes, shipping companies because it will allow it to operate also in high-risk areas. Missile defense systems could be very useful to them.

You can also watch the video where we explain Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system: