Wahid Nawabi: The FAA just this past weekend conducted a series of tests to ensure and demonstrate that the type of system that we've developed cannot and will not defeat or harm a commercial airliner. In order for the lasers to be sold to the Gulf states, the Pentagon and the State Department would have to approve the sale because of the national security aspect of the technology. The reality is that even if the government gave the go ahead for a sale to the Gulf states tomorrow, it would take months for AV to scale up its laser production.
Author: Lesley Stahl, Shachar Bar-On
Published at: 2026-03-15 23:00:19
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