Airborne Laser Terrier Lynx Tests Successful
The Airborne Laser (ABL) aircraft successfully competed its first two tracking tests against boosting missile targets over the Pacific Ocean on June 6 and June 13, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) announced. From the release:
“These tests mark the first time ABL has demonstrated a complete low-power engagement sequence against a boosting target, in this case a ground-launched Terrier-Lynx missile. The missile was launched from San Nicolas Island , located in the Naval Air Warfare Center-Weapons Division Sea Range, off the central California coast.”
The ABL is part of the MDA’s plan to stop ballistic missiles in the ascent phase.
