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Boeing YAL-1

Paul Gladman
 on May 1, 2008 3:08 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0) |

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The Boeing YAL-1 Airborne Laser (ABL) weapons system is a megawatt-class chemical oxygen iodine laser (COIL) mounted inside a modified Boeing 747-400F. It is primarily designed to destroy tactical ballistic missiles (TBMs), similar to the Scud, while in boost phase.

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