An initial test of the FlightGuard system on El Al aircraft is scheduled for this coming June. Israel's Transportation Ministry intends to equip all civilian aircraft with the missile defense system; as a first stage, the FlightGuard equipment is slated for installation on six El Al planes by the end of 2004.
Israel has requested from the United States to allow El Al planes to land in its airports while equipped with new "FlightGuard" which is a novel system designed to protect civil aircraft from missiles.