Showing posts with label Airborne Laser. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Airborne Laser. Show all posts
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Airborne Laser Fails to Destroy Target in Test
According to the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, the experimental Airborne Laser antimissile system failed in a test last week to eliminate a short-range ballistic missile target. The laser system was able to pinpoint, follow and hit the target but was unable to destroy it when the system abruptly stopped working.
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Latest Airborne Laser test delayed for the third time
The Pentagon's Missile Defense Agency has delayed the latest test of the 747-mounted Airborne Laser (ABL) for the third time due to a series of unrelated technical glitches. The next window for the test is this coming Sunday.
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