Laser fired from nose of 747 for first time
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- Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:38:55 -0800
Laser fired from nose of 747 for first time
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{EXCERPT} Staff report Posted : Monday Dec 1, 2008 14:07:47 EST
For the first time, the Air Force test fired the high-energy airborne laser it
is developing to shoot down missiles, program officials announced Monday.
During the Nov. 24 ground test at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., the laser
blazed through the beam control/fire control system before shooting out the
turret mounted on the nose of a Boeing 747. The beam control/fire control
system, operated by a crew inside the jet, steered and focused the beam onto a
simulated ballistic missile target.
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