By Ann Roosevelt The Kinetic Energy Interceptor (KEI) and the Airborne Laser (ABL) should undergo independent scrutiny by a Federally Funded Research Development Center (FFRDC) "examining the costs and benefits of missile defense systems designed to intercept ballistic missiles in their boost phase," the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) defense-authorization bill report said. The study recommended by the HASC Strategic Forces subcommittee, due back no later than Jan. 31, 2010, would examine the capabilities of the Airborne Laser, being developed…
HASC Calls For FFRDC Independent Boost Phase Missile Defense Study
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