Correction
The Jan. 6 Aerospace Daily article on the Missile Defense Agency's Airborne Laser misstated the type of laser used to shoot down missiles. The actual kill is performend by the chemical oxygen-iodine laser (COIL). The deformable mirrors that correct for atmospheric distortion are elements of the beam...
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