Missile shield in aircraft belly

Missile defense devices are mounted in the belly of the aircraft, laser equipment and jamming technology, which protects the aircraft from the attack of heat-carrying missiles.

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The missile defense system (SkyShield) is mounted below the fuselage (aircraft belly), including lasers and jamming.This is the method used to protect passenger aircraft from the risk of being shot down by a personal mobile air defense system (MANPADS).(Photo: Israeli Defense Ministry / Elbit Systems)

The entire system has a length of about 2.7m.It can vary according to different aircraft types.Fully automatic operation does not affect the flight crew's work in the itinerary.In the picture is the system placed in a glass case at a presentation in France.(Photo: Ebit Systems)

Elbit Systems researched and developed this system for more than 10 years.Elbit Systems' representative said the system could be used on both commercial and military aircraft.Experts have deployed the "countermeasure" technology in German, Italian and other European countries.Israel was the first country to experiment with commercial aircraft.(Photo: Engadget)

C-MUSIC, the commercial version of SkyShield, integrates laser technology with a thermal camera that detects potential threats.After detecting a rocket with an infrared sensor, it will fire a laser that interrupts the missile's navigation system, deflects the shot and causes the rocket to explode at a distance away from the aircraft.In the picture is a simulation of the missile's flight path that is deflected under the action of a laser.(Photo: Ebit Systems)

Operation of missile defense systems on Israeli commercial aircraft.(Graphics: WSJ)

However, C-MUSIC's missile defense technology is only effective for shoulder-mounted heat-seeking missiles, which are not effective with guided radar missiles.The development of this technology was the decision of the Israeli government after the incident of a plane being shot down in Kenya in 2002. Research and testing of passenger plane protection methods was conducted. for years after that.(Photo: Elbit Systems)

According to Eitan Eshel, director of research and development at the Israeli Ministry of Defense, SkyShield has been tested and tested in various complex conditions and installed for a commercial aircraft, ready to protect the system. passenger flight of this country.In the picture is an Israeli Boeing 737 aircraft equipped with missile defense systems using laser equipment.(Photo: lbit Systems)