On Feb 12, 8:32*pm, Pat Flannery wrote:
They actually shot down a missile with the thing; and sci-fi fans will
be happy to know the beam really does glow red, just like in the movies:http://defensetech.org/2010/02/12/ab...ful-shootdown/

Pat

It looks like the filming was done in infrared, so I'm not surprised
that it glows.