Mabulia
23-11-2004, 03:06
Airborne Laser (ABL)
, ABL will consist of a chemical laser integrated into the fuselage of a modified Boeing 747-400F freighter aircraft. The system will be capable of eliminating ballistic missiles in their boost phase just seconds after they have been launched.
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Price: $250,000,000
Siegfried Gärtner, Secretary of Defense
, ABL will consist of a chemical laser integrated into the fuselage of a modified Boeing 747-400F freighter aircraft. The system will be capable of eliminating ballistic missiles in their boost phase just seconds after they have been launched.
http://i.timeinc.net/popsci/images/space/space0303laser_A2451.jpg
http://i.timeinc.net/popsci/images/space/space0303laser_A4233.gif
Price: $250,000,000
Siegfried Gärtner, Secretary of Defense