Fed-Ex proposes to install laser-based
missile defense system on its cargo planes
as a countermeasure against heat-seeking missiles
Posted By: Ribicon, 1/15/2022 12:46:56 PM
The Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday that it's reviewing a proposal from FedEx that would allow the company to install a laser-based missile-defense on its Airbus A321-200 airplanes. FedEx Corp in October 2019 applied for approval to use a feature that emits infrared laser energy outside the aircraft as a countermeasure against heat-seeking missiles, the FAA disclosed in a document.(Snip)The airline industry and several governments have been grappling with the threat to airliners from shoulder-fired missiles known as Man-Portable Air Defense Systems, or MANPADs, for decades, with some using infrared systems to target an aircraft's engines.
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The former constable, who left the Metropolitan Police in 2007, was part of the elite Royal Protection Squad and had access to the Duke of York's private residence. He claimed that Andrew had a bed with '50 or 60' stuffed toys and maids were given a laminated picture so each bear could carefully be put back in its original position.
Times Square subway shove ‘psycho’
showed ‘no emotion’ as he timed train’s
arrival: witness 5 replies
showed ‘no emotion’ as he timed train’s
arrival: witness 5 replies
The accused Times Square subway psycho apparently wanted to make sure he killed his victim—waiting to push her onto the tracks just as the train was entering the station, an eyewitness told The Post on Sunday. Maria Coste-Webber said she was standing just feet away when homeless ex-con Simon Martial showed no emotion as he shoved tragic victim Michelle Alyssa Go, 40, in front of the train Saturday. “[Go] was about a foot and a half away from the end of the platform waiting for the train, and he was about 3 feet behind her,” Coste-Webber recalled. “He pushed her at the same time the train
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The family of the British terrorist who was shot dead after taking four people hostage inside a Texas synagogue have tonight paid tribute to him and admitted to 'liasing' with the shooter during his 10-hour stand-off with police. Malik Faisal Akram, 44, was shot dead after an armed stand-off with American intelligence officers at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas on Saturday. His 'devastated' brother Gulbar Akram shared a message on social media in which he revealed he had been working with the FBI and 'liasing' with his brother. He also apologised and blamed 'mental health issues' for Malik's actions.(Snip)May Allah give strength and patience
Germany ‘Dramatically Behind’ its
Emissions Target After Abandoning ‘Dangerous’
Nuclear Energy 9 replies
Emissions Target After Abandoning ‘Dangerous’
Nuclear Energy 9 replies
Germany is now ‘dramatically behind’ its CO2 emissions target shortly after it abandoned half of its remaining nuclear plants, calling the tech ‘dangerous’. Germany’s Climate Minister, Robert Habeck has said that Germany is “dramatically behind” its emissions targets for 2030, just weeks after the country abandoned half of its remaining nuclear power plants. Habeck now says that the country has a “gigantic task” ahead should it still wish to achieve its goal of making itself climate neutral. According to a report by Euronews, a sudden surge in the country’s emissions is in part a result of the nation’s decision to abandon nuclear power by the end of 2022.
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Portland, Ore.—In 2021 Portland, Oregon, recorded 90 homicides amid a surge in gun violence, shattering the city's previous high of 66 set more than three decades ago. The number of homicides in Portland surpassed more populous cities including San Francisco and Boston—and were more than double the number of slayings last year in its larger Pacific Northwest neighbor Seattle. City police and officials say last year's increase—which disproportionally impacted Portland's Black community—was fueled by gang-related arguments, drug deals gone array and disputes among people living on the streets and exacerbated by the pandemic, economic hardships and mental health crises.
Union Pacific train derails near site
of recent cargo thefts in Lincoln Heights;
17 cars off track 17 replies
of recent cargo thefts in Lincoln Heights;
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A man claiming to be the brother of the convicted terrorist known as Lady Al Qaeda stormed a Texas synagogue on the Sabbath and is holding hostages, telling a SWAT team, 'If anyone tries to enter this building, I’m telling you… everyone will die.' The unknown assailant took the hostages at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville during religious services around 11.30am, which were being live-streamed.(Snip)The suspect claims his sister "Lady Al Qaeda' Aafia Siddiqui, who was convicted in New York for trying to kill US military personnel and is serving an 86-year sentence, according to Aaron Katersky of ABC News.
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for free 500 million COVID-19 testing
kits on Wednesday 38 replies
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As we reported yesterday a video showing multiple packages reportedly looted from Los Angeles trains has gone viral with over 2 million views. CBS 2 photojournalist John Schreiber shared on Thursday showing what he discovered at the Lincoln Heights train tracks. He captioned the video: “Keep hearing of train burglaries in LA on the scanner so went to Lincoln Heights to see it all.
Is Ray Epps the Key?
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Ending the use of Critical Race Theory in public education
Investigating “wrongdoing” in Loudon County
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Security video recorded a hail of gunfire outside a north St. Louis County home that left one woman dead. The woman was shot by the resident of a home police said she was trying to rob.
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Kamala Harris is now officially a joke
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New Year Brings a More Liberated Joe Biden
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A poorly written article raises the question, how many shoulder-launched missiles did the Pentagon give to the Taliban, which claims to be short on cash? Our brilliant leaders left some $83 billion dollars' worth of US weaponry on the ground in Afghanistan, and our national propaganda network had very little to say about it.