Budget axe prompts slippage in airborne laser flight testing

Flight testing of the Boeing-led Airborne Laser (ABL), designed to shoot down ballistic missiles during the boost phase, will be delayed by at least a year because of Congressional funding cuts, according to senior US Air Force officials.

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