U.S. Air Force’s Airborne Laser (ABL) missile defense program. The ABL TILL is the first diode-pumped Yb:YAG laser that has qualified for flight operation aboard a military aircraft. Raytheon Space ...
The Boeing-led Airborne Laser (ABL) team has begun firing the megawatt-class weapon through the beam control/fire control system and nose-mounted turret on the modified Boeing 747-400F—and into a ...
LASER TRACKING: The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and Boeing successfully fired the Airborne Laser (ABL) system's tracking laser in-flight at an airborne target for the first time March 15, the ...