The Air Force said Tuesday that the Airborne Laser Test Bed
(ALTB) has completed the key MDA Knowledge Points, and has
transitioned into long-term storage at the 309th Aerospace
Maintenance and Regeneration Group at Davis Monthan Air Force Base,
AZ. The ALTB demonstrated the viability of a directed energy weapon
for missile defense by tracking and destroying a boosting,
representative foreign ballistic missile in flight.
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