Word: mombassa
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...installation of sophisticated electronic protection gear on civilian planes. It's a problem the Pentagon has been grappling with for some time: Three years ago, the Defense Department told Congress the biggest threat to its cargo planes were shoulder-fired surface-to-air missiles like the ones fired in Mombassa. Three months ago, on August 27, the Pentagon awarded a $23 million contract to outfit four Air Force C-17 cargo planes with sophisticated equipment to protect them from Stingers, SA-7s and other portable missiles favored by terrorists. "That's more than $5 million per plane," an Air Force...