NickP 1K
Nov 18, 03, 12:10 am
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-airarms12nov12,1,47167.story?coll=la-headlines-business
(sorry I know it's reg required)...
Great system... but what in the hell makes the TSA think terrorists will even use precision guided weapons...??? A simple unguided shoulder fired missle fired at the right time on a departure or approach end of an airport will make this system useless.
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UAL, Alliant to Jointly Bid for Airliner Defense System Contract
From Bloomberg News
Alliant Techsystems Inc. said Tuesday that it was teaming with UAL Corp.'s United Airlines to compete for a contract to equip U.S. commercial aircraft with missile defense systems.
Bids must be submitted by Dec. 8 to the Homeland Security Department, which will move quickly to award a contract to begin supplying the devices to commercial airlines, said Brian Roehrkasse, a department spokesman.
An Alliant defense system is in use on 1,100 U.S. military aircraft, company spokesman Bryce Hallowell said.
The Homeland Security Department plans to spend $100 million in the next two years to protect jetliners against the threat of shoulder-fired missiles. It would cost billions of dollars to equip the fleet of about 6,800 U.S. commercial jets at a cost of as much as $1 million a plane.
Northrop Grumman Corp., Raytheon Co. and BAE Systems also are competing for the contract.
Edina, Minn.-based Alliant's partnership with Chicago-based United Airlines is the first to involve a major U.S. air carrier in the competition, Hallowell said. No United representative was available for comment.
Shares of Alliant rose 9 cents to $51.90 on the New York Stock Exchange. UAL is undergoing a reorganization under Bankruptcy Court protection.
Alliant's missile defense system is in use on aircraft such as the C-130 Hercules military transport.
(sorry I know it's reg required)...
Great system... but what in the hell makes the TSA think terrorists will even use precision guided weapons...??? A simple unguided shoulder fired missle fired at the right time on a departure or approach end of an airport will make this system useless.
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Clipped some of it here:
UAL, Alliant to Jointly Bid for Airliner Defense System Contract
From Bloomberg News
Alliant Techsystems Inc. said Tuesday that it was teaming with UAL Corp.'s United Airlines to compete for a contract to equip U.S. commercial aircraft with missile defense systems.
Bids must be submitted by Dec. 8 to the Homeland Security Department, which will move quickly to award a contract to begin supplying the devices to commercial airlines, said Brian Roehrkasse, a department spokesman.
An Alliant defense system is in use on 1,100 U.S. military aircraft, company spokesman Bryce Hallowell said.
The Homeland Security Department plans to spend $100 million in the next two years to protect jetliners against the threat of shoulder-fired missiles. It would cost billions of dollars to equip the fleet of about 6,800 U.S. commercial jets at a cost of as much as $1 million a plane.
Northrop Grumman Corp., Raytheon Co. and BAE Systems also are competing for the contract.
Edina, Minn.-based Alliant's partnership with Chicago-based United Airlines is the first to involve a major U.S. air carrier in the competition, Hallowell said. No United representative was available for comment.
Shares of Alliant rose 9 cents to $51.90 on the New York Stock Exchange. UAL is undergoing a reorganization under Bankruptcy Court protection.
Alliant's missile defense system is in use on aircraft such as the C-130 Hercules military transport.