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BAE Gets DHS Contract To Test Counter-MANPADS On Passenger Flights

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Monday, January 7th, 2008

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By Calvin Biesecker BAE Systems last Friday said it has received a $29 million contract from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to install its JETEYE aircraft missile defense system on three 767-200 passenger aircraft operated by American Airlines [AMR] to test the suitability of the system for routine daily flight operations. Testing of the Counter-Man-Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS) will begin this spring and run through the end of the year, during which time the JETEYE systems will log…

Congress

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Space

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Congress

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Pentagon

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