All I know is lasers and chaff as ways of diverting shoulder-fired surface-to-air missle systems from commercial airlines. But there is cooler stuff in the pipeline by Raytheon.
“Called the Vigilant Eagle system, it would position a grid of infrared sensors on cellphone towers and buildings around airports. When it detected a heat-seeking missile launched at a passenger jet, it would steer an electromagnetic beam at the missile to divert it. It would also determine the launch point and quickly notify security officials.”
Thanks Gadgetopia!
