Airborne Laser System Notches First-Ever Shoot-Down Of Missile Targets

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The Missile Defense Agency announced last week that its multibillion-dollar Airborne Laser had notched its first-ever successful shoot-down of a boosting target missile off the California coast.rnThe first shoot-down of a sounding rocket - which went unannounced - took place on Feb. 3, according to an MDA statement released Feb. 12. A second intercept of a ballistic missile was accomplished Feb. 11.rnBoth intercepts took place off the central California coast, the agency said.