Boeing plans to resume ABL testing this summer

Boeing expects to resume testing of its Airborne Laser (ABL) this summer, starting with ground tests. Flight tets using the beam control and high-energy chemical laser will follow. The chemical laser modules are now being integrated onto the 747-400 ABL airframe at Edwards AFB, Calif., following a...

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