US Missile Defense Agency Developing Laser Drone
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The Pentagon’s Missile Defense System is working on plans to develop a high-altitude, long-endurance drone armed with a compact, electrically powered laser capable of shooting down ballistic missiles. The original Airborne Laser Testbed (ALTB) was a Boeing 747 with a crew and tanks of toxic chemicals to generate power. That Pentagon mothballed the aircraft in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-missile-defense-agency-developing-laser-drone-65047/
The Pentagon’s Missile Defense System is working on plans to develop a high-altitude, long-endurance drone armed with a compact, electrically powered laser capable of shooting down ballistic missiles. The original Airborne Laser Testbed (ALTB) was a Boeing 747 with a crew and tanks of toxic chemicals to generate power. That Pentagon mothballed the aircraft in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-missile-defense-agency-developing-laser-drone-65047/