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Obering Says Boeing 747 Does Well In ABL Work; Not Seeking Different Plane

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Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

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By Dave Ahearn Air Force Lt. Gen. Trey Obering, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) director, said MDA is satisfied with the highly modified Boeing 747-400 jumbo-jet aircraft serving as the test bed for the Airborne Laser (ABL) missile defense system, and therefore would be unlikely to hold a competition for the ABL production-version aircraft. Asked whether MDA intends to put the ABL on some other plane when the program moves from development into production, Obering replied, "No, we're very satisfied…

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