] Lockheed Martin has completed factory testing of the
] optical benches for the Airborne Laser's Beam
] Control/Fire Control (BC/FC) system. The Airborne Laser
] (ABL) is the first megawatt-class laser weapon system to
] be carried on a specially configured 747-400F aircraft,
] designed to autonomously detect, track and destroy
] hostile ballistic missiles.

[ Uh-huh, NO, it's for vaporizing individual targets! My only question is when Val Kilmer and his rag-tag group of young geniuses are gonna show up and save the day! -k]