Congress Considers Cuts to ABL as Flight Tests Continue
Credit: U.S. MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY
The Airborne Laser has lased a surrogate short-range ballistic missile target, a test that program officials hail as a significant milestone. However, plans for an August 2009 shootdown of a live target are in jeopardy by a congressional proposal. Although the test this month was not a shootdown...
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