USAF makes first payment for ABL aircraft

Staff January 22, 1998
The U.S. Air Force has made its first payment toward purchase of a Boeing 747-400F for the Airborne Laser (ABL) program. The service said it is buying the 747-400F, which costs about $150 million, from Boeing Commercial Airplane Group in Seattle. The plane will be used to carry the ABL, which is...

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