By Marina Malenic The Pentagon's Missile Defense Agency (MDA) said it has delayed a repeat attempt to destroy a target missile using a chemical laser integrated into a Boeing [BA] 747 aircraft until at least this weekend. Agency spokesman Rick Lehner said via e-mail that the Jan. 10 shoot-down attempt using the Airborne Laser Test Bed (ALTB) off the California coast was postponed because wind conditions were "too turbulent at altitude." He said the next opportunity to conduct the test…
Airborne Laser Shoot-Down Test Postponed
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