Boeing-led Airborne Laser Team Fires Tracking Laser at Airborne Target
The Airborne Laser (ABL) weapon system's tracking laser fired in-flight at an airborne target for the first time on Mar. 15.
The ABL used its infrared sensors to find the simulated missile exhaust generated by an instrumented target board located on the U.S. Air Force's NC-135E Big Crow test aircraft. The ABL aircraft then pointed and fired its track illuminator laser (TILL) at the target to gather target-tracking data.
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