In the News

The Terrorist Threat to Peacekeeping Operations (Journal of International Peace Operations)
"It is hard to imagine, but to further their cause terrorists have even used MANPADS to down civilian aircraft on relief and peacekeeping missions."

Nightmare in Libya: 20,000 Surface-to-Air Missiles Missing (ABC News)
"An estimated 20,000 portable, heat-seeking missiles have gone missing from unguarded Army weapons warehouses."

Senator: Protect airliners from shoulder-fired missiles (CNN)
"Fresh concerns that thousands of highly portable anti-aircraft missiles may be missing in Libya are prompting a new call to protect American jetliners from attack."

Proven. Reliable. Ready.

Guardian™ has achieved a number of milestones in commercial aviation. During the 14-month evaluation program, Guardian™:

Accumulated more than 22,000 hours of system operating time;
Flew more than 4,500 sorties; and
Validated low impact to airline operations and aircraft performance, with fuel burn increase less than 3/4% and no impact to Flight Deck workload.

Deployable anywhere

Guardian™ is deployable anywhere, and is applicable to operations ranging from domestic short haul to international long haul. The system has flown in and out of 51 airports across the continental U.S. Simple installation makes the Guardian™ system ideal for rapid installation on aircraft going into areas of increased risk.

Ideal for legacy aircraft

Easily transferred from one aircraft to another, Guardian™ can provide laser DIRCM protection on demand for legacy aircraft fleets.

Operational impact to airline operations

Virtually transparent to aircrew
No impact to Flight Deck workload
Simple flight line installation; removal and replacement in less than 20 minutes

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