Airborne Laser project achieves development milestones

A Lockheed Martin engineer inspects the turret on an ABL 747 aircraft Photo: Russ Underwood, Lockheed Martin.

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September 5, 2007 Successful testing of an aircraft mounted laser weapon system has been carried out by the US missile defense agency and industry partnership team at Edwards Air Force base in California. The Airborne Laser (ABL) team has demonstrated the ability to point and focus the Lockheed Martin developed Beam control/Fire control system on an airborne target.

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