Nuke-nobbler raygun 747 scores ‘surrogate’ test success
14th August 2009
Hey, I didn’t pick the headline.
“This test demonstrates that the Airborne Laser can fully engage an in-flight missile,” said Boeing jumbo-blaster veep Michael Rinn. “Pointing and focusing a laser beam on a target that is rocketing skyward at thousands of miles per hour is no easy task, but the Airborne Laser is uniquely able to do the job.”