Federal officials are moving ahead

Federal officials are moving ahead to address the danger posed by shoulder-fired missiles to American commercial aircraft. The ultimate solution is to equip commercial airliners with the same kinds of defensive technologies now used on military aircraft, which will be quite expensive. I agree with the airlines that this is, in effect, a national defense expense that should be borne by the taxpayers. Before long, money will have to be found in the budget.

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