Computers To Make Airplanes Terrorist Proof

Israel is developing systems to take control of an aircraft that proves by radar to be on a collision course into an building. If this system senses an object in its path, it takes over control and requires the aircraft to make avoidance adjustments. It cannot be easily overridden. This seems to be a simple solution to terrorists using aircraft as weapons.

Another part of this same system will be monitoring the passengers for any terrorist type of activities in the passenger area. If its computers see something suspicious happening it is programmed to trigger defensive systems on the entire aircraft.

This is a four year $45.7 million dollar project called SAFEE (Security of Aircraft in the Future European Environment)

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