Northrop Grumman, REDONDO BEACH: Northrop Grumman Corporation formally proposed a ground-based, high-energy laser system, Skyguard, as part of a layered airport defense against the man-portable air defense systems (MANPADs) threat to commercial aviation.
The company submitted its proposal to the Department of Homeland Security, Science and Technology Directorate, Counter-MANPADs System Program Office, which is conducting an assessment program to evaluate and demonstrate emerging technology solutions that prove to be the most mature and promising in defeating the MANPAD threats to commercial aviation.
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