PENTAGON SEEKS SYSTEM TO PROTECT TRANSPORTS

  • Middle East Newsline
  • January 16, 2003
WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The United States wants to quickly install advancedmissile warning and defense systems on military transports flying indangerous spots throughout the Middle East and Africa. Officials said the Bush administration has ordered acceleratedprocurement of missile warning and defense systems for military transports.They said the systems are meant to defend against Soviet-origin infraredmissiles used by Al Qaida and other insurgency groups.
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