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U.S. Department of Defense
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs)
Press Advisories
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| No. 312-96 |
November 08, 1996 |
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Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Ronald R. Fogleman will announce the contract winner of the Airborne Laser Program Preliminary Design and Risk Reduction Phase, Tuesday, November 12, 1996, at 4:30 p.m. (EDT) in the DoD Studio, room 2E781,
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Ronald R. Fogleman will
announce the contract winner of the Airborne Laser Program
Preliminary Design and Risk Reduction Phase, Tuesday, November
12, 1996, at 4:30 p.m. (EDT) in the DoD Studio, room 2E781,
Pentagon.
The ABL is designed to destroy theater ballistic missiles in
the early phase of flight hundreds of miles away while still over
enemy territory. The laser will be mounted in a modified 747
commercial aircraft. The contract awards $1.1 billion to build a
prototype Laser Attack aircraft designated YAL-1A.
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