U.S. airborne laser advances to 'First Light'
Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2004 11:55 am
I found this to be very interesting!... I'm glad it seems to work. As the article mentions, having this system in place would be huge in preventing any missles launched from N. Korea from reaching their targets.
Link to CNNWASHINGTON (Reuters) -- A Boeing Co.-led team has successfully fired for the first time a powerful laser meant to fly aboard a modified 747 as part of a U.S. ballistic missile defense shield, officials said on Friday.