MEMPHIS, Tenn. — FedEx wants to arm some of its cargo planes with lasers designed to defeat heat-seeking missiles.
ABC News reports the shipping company is asking for FAA permission to modify some planes with lasers that would misdirect missiles.
Competitor DHL had an Airbus targeted with a surface-to-air missile just after takeoff from Baghdad in 2003.
The FAA is considering whether the lasers would be safe to ground crews.