Boeing YAL-1A OO-OOOl/'ED' (c 30201) will be mothballed after the US Department of Defense decided to cease work on the Airborne Laser Testbed (ALTB). The aircraft has been operated by the 417th Flight Test Squadron at Edwards AFB, California, but over the coming months both it and its directed energy weapon will be prepared for long-term storage. Around $5 billion has been spent on its development. The YAL-1A was procured by the US Air Force under the Airborne Laser (ABL) programme established in 1996, although in 2001 management of the project was transferred to the Missile Defense Agency (MDA).
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机译：美国国防部决定停止在机载激光试验台（ALTB）上的工作后，波音YAL-1A OO001 / ED（c / n 30201）将被封存。这架飞机已经由位于加利福尼亚州爱德华兹空军基地的第417飞行测试中队操作，但是在接下来的几个月中，这架飞机及其定向能量武器都将为长期储存做好准备。它的开发已经花费了大约50亿美元。 YAL-1A是由美国空军根据1996年制定的机载激光（ABL）计划采购的，尽管在2001年该项目的管理权移交给了导弹防御局（MDA）。
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