"Pat Flannery" wrote in message
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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



The Sec of Defense recently called the ABL program 'fatally flawed'. Not sure
why
but it looks like the funding is going away.