A modified Boeing 747-400, designed to carry the Airborne Laser missile defense system, arrived at Edwards Air Force Base in California Dec. 19 for the laser to be installed, Aviation Week & Space Technology reported today (see GSN, Nov. 26).  Base technicians are assembling the laser in a laboratory that contains a separate 747 fuselage, where the laser will be tested before being installed in the modified aircraft, the magazine reported (Michael Dornheim, Aviation Week & Space Technology, Jan. 6).

For further information, see:

MDA Basics of Missile Defense

MDA Missile Defense System

Airborne Laser Fact Sheet

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