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U.S. Plans: Officials Might Expand Airborne Laser Mission U.S. Defense Department officials are considering using the developing Airborne Laser system to defend against a broad spectrum of missiles, Space & Missile reported today (see GSN, July 24). The Airborne Laser is currently being developed to defend against theater ballistic missiles, but it could be used against intercontinental ballistic missiles, according to Air Force Col. Ellen Pawlikowski. “With the ABM [Antiballistic Missile] Treaty going away, we are looking now at the full spectrum of missiles, not just the theater class, and how we best fit in with other members of the ballistic missile defense system,” she said. However, Pawlikowski said the program will require some minor improvements. “There will be certain things that will be redesigned, smaller pieces and components, but we’re sticking with the same basic design,” she said (Ray Nelson, Space & Missile, Aug. 4).
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