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Protecting Civilian Flights from Missiles (CRS Report for Congress)

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Release Date July 28, 2014
Report Number IN10116
Report Type Insight
Authors Elias, Bartholomew
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
Summary:

On July 17, 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, a Boeing 777 en route from Amsterdam, the Netherlands, to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, crashed over eastern Ukraine after apparently being struck by a surface-to-air missile. The event has renewed congressional interest in protecting civilian aircraft from missiles, a topic of considerable interest in the context of protection against terrorist threats and risks to aircraft operated in conflict zones.