Does the new ascent phase of flight effect or change the mission of the ABL?
No. The ABL is a boost phase intercept effort to complete the multi-layered Ballistic Missile Defense System. Key advantages of this airborne directed energy system are; flexibility to engage virtually anywhere with the air refueling capability and onboard crew quarters, intercepting boosting ballistic missiles over the aggressor’s territory before countermeasures can be released, and cost as compared to traditional kinetic interceptors.
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