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Airborne Laser First: MDA, Boeing Successful In First In-Flight Instrumented Test

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Friday, August 14th, 2009

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By Ann Roosevelt The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and Boeing [BA] Aug. 10 successfully completed the Airborne Laser's (ABL) first in-flight test against an instrumented boosting target missile, achieving a historic milestone. During the test, the ABL--a modified Boeing 747-400F aircraft--took off from Edwards AFB, Calif., and used its infrared sensors to find a target missile launched from San Nicholas Island, in the Naval Air Warfare Center-Weapons Division Sea Range off central California. The Boeing-developed battle management system aboard ABL…

Pentagon

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Congress

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Army

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Unmanned Systems

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