Airborne Laser gets beacon illuminator laser

The Missile Defense Agency's Airborne Laser project took a step forward with the delivery of the low-power beacon illuminator laser (BILL) last month. Northrop Grumman Space Technology delivered the solid-state BILL to the Boeing plant in Wichita, Kan., on Dec. 2, where a Boeing 747 is being...

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