Airborne Laser aircraft in Wichita for more modifications

Staff August 08, 2005
ABL MODS: The U.S. Missile Defense Agency's Airborne Laser (ABL) program has moved its modified Boeing 747-400 freighter to Boeing facilities in Wichita, Kan., where the aircraft will undergo more changes to prepare it to accept a chemical kill laser. The floor and supports in the aircraft's aft...

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