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Boeing Successfully Tests Anti-Missile Laser

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the where-was-gary-sinise-the-whole-time dept.

dankinit writes "MSNBC is reporting that a 'Boeing Co.-led team has successfully fired for the first time a powerful laser meant to fly aboard a modified 747 as part of a U.S. ballistic missile defense shield.' The test called 'First Light' has a budget of $474.3 million in the fiscal year 2005 and is part of a larger $10 billion dollar missile defense system."

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  1. The Official Site... by the_mighty_$ · · Score: 5, Informative

    The official site about this laser is here

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  2. Re:Missile Defense by PPGMD · · Score: 5, Informative

    This is not designed with US based ABM. Instead it's meant to be used over the battlefield, as a replacement for the Patriot missile system.