GAO criticizes Airborne Laser's delays, cost, military usefulness
The prime contract to develop the Airborne Laser (ABL) - which may lack "military utility" - could cost $2.9 billion, nearly three times initial estimates, the General Accounting Office said in a highly critical report released May 19. However, the GAO said the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) already...
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