Subj : Planes with laser beams
To   : Sean Dennis
From : Arelor
Date : Thu Jan 20 2022 11:00:18

  Re: Planes with laser beams
  By: Sean Dennis to Arelor on Mon Jan 17 2022 12:37 pm

 > Hello Arelor,
 > 
 > Sunday January 16 2022 14:24, you wrote to me:
 > 
 >  A> Are standard flare-style countermeassures declassè?
 > 
 > Yes but I think for the kind of missles FexEx is worrying about that may not
 > enough.
 > 
 > -- Sean
 > 
 > ... Life has a certain ending and uncertain timing.

In any case, it looks like they are shutting off the idea

https://kfgo.com/2022/01/18/u-s-faa-halts-review-of-fedex-proposal-to-install-a
321-laser-based-missile-defense-system/

I guess FedEx didn't place a big enough bribe on the table.

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