Airborne Laser Shoots Down Target, Engages Second In Long-Awaited Demo
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) Airborne Laser (ABL) has successfully engaged its first ballistic missile with its powerful chemical laser, shooting it down and demonstrating the concept of using high-powered lasers to destroy such threats in their boost phase of flight. A series of flight...
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