YAL-1A Airborne Laser

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The YAL-1A Airborne Laser is a modified Boeing 747-400F, used to target, track, and shoot down ballistic missiles during their boost phase using a megawatt-class laser.

Channel: Autos & Vehicles
Uploaded: June 17, 2007 at 12:04 pm
Author: zeroyon04

Length: 00:06:19
Rating: 4.67
Views: 26263

Tags: YAL ABL Airborne Laser USAF YAL-1A ballistic missile defense icbm northrop grumman boeing

Video Comments:
orientninjai (August 24, 2008 at 6:33 pm)
can have one )_)
mahbrocigarettes (August 17, 2008 at 7:49 pm)
so.....so are they trying to tell us that they already tested this? as in there was already a missle strike buy HIYO surprise weve had this technology for a little while, but the public thinks we just came out with it? kinda like the arrival of stealth bombers.
khyvast (August 17, 2008 at 6:56 am)
Think of being a pilot of one of these in the airforce.

"Hey what are you doin today?"
"Not much, just lasering some missiles"
Raminagrobisfr (August 12, 2008 at 11:38 pm)
That's stupid! It would imply to keep 747's flying over ennemy territory constantly !
CAPJasonG (August 10, 2008 at 6:55 pm)
HLOY MOTHERE OF JESUS, THAT YAL-1A aka. AIRBORNE LASER IS SO FREAKIN' AWESOME!!! I'D REALLY LIKE THE CHANCE TO FIRE THE LASER! IT LOOKS LIKE STAR TREK IS BECOMING REAL!! AWESOME INVENTION MDA (Missile Defense Agency)!!!!!
jpbalkenende (August 10, 2008 at 3:31 pm)
Man this thing is like James Bond baddie superweapon cool. Either way I read there were some range problems in bad weather? Would an Airbus a380 give better laser range (larger laser)? Maybe us Euro's should develop one since we're closer to the threat anyway.
barnamah (August 3, 2008 at 9:03 pm)
Here solution on how to shoot this down:
1-Sent a fake blastic missile to trigger the is ABL to act
2-When ABL system sends laser signal towards the fake missile, a radar detects the activity of this boeng plane
3-Shot it down killing all the crew and making huge scandle about violating the country's air space.

I love it because this will case Russian and China to react and we enjoy it.
jpbalkenende (August 10, 2008 at 3:34 pm)
That assumes that somehow everyone is aware that it was a fake afterwards. What will really happen is that the country that launched the fake will be bombed into the stone-age.
altoid100568 (August 19, 2008 at 5:40 pm)
multiple kills handled at the speed of light...shoot it down?...i don't think so...at least not as trivial as you think.
Anon1024001 (May 29, 2008 at 2:14 am)
needs a shoop da whoop version