747 laser: first ballistic target "kill"...

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DATE:12/02/10

SOURCE:Flight International

Airborne Laser shoots down 1st ballistic target
By Stephen Trimble

The Boeing Airborne Laser Testbed successfully shot down a Scud missile-like target at 2044 PST off the California coast, a landmark achievement in the $6 billion programme's 16-year history.