The other hint is the timing > On October 16, 2019, FedEx applied for a supplemental type certificate to install a laser-based missile-defense system This was

The other hint is the timing > On October 16, 2019, FedEx applied for a supplemental type certificate to install a laser-based missile-defense system This was the only airliner shot down in the 10 years prior, it has to be the incident that inspired this. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airliner_shootdown_incidents#2010s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airliner_shootdown_inc...