Airborne Laser
Laser system operated from a flying platform
An
airborne laser
(
ABL
) is a
laser
system operated from a flying platform, as in the:
Soviet/Russian
Beriev A-60
(1981, active)
American
Boeing YAL-1
(2002-2012, scrapped)
An American modified
NKC-135A
unit (1975-1984, in storage.)