Back to square one for missile-busting laser weapons

摘要

A laser-toting Boeing 747 blasted two missiles out of the sky earlier this month, but despite this apparent success the Pentagon is going back to the drawing board in its search for an anti-missile laser weapon.rnThat may sound like a waste of the estimated $5 billion spent to get the Airborne Laser (ABL) to this point However, ending the programme may be the most pragmatic decision made in its long history, which began in 1996 and has slipped years behind schedule and billions over budget.