This Department of Defense photo shows an infrared image of the Missile Defense Agency's Airborne Laser, right, destroying a short-range ballistic missile, left, last February. DOD / AFP / Getty ImagesPentagon Again Delays Test of Missile-Blasting Laser -- AOL News
WASHINGTON (Aug. 18) -- The Defense Department was forced to delay again a key test of a powerful missile-destroying laser equipped on a Boeing aircraft due to technical problems.
The test, described as "unprecedented," was scheduled for Tuesday night at a sea test range off California, but officials were forced to reschedule it after a problem was identified with cooling system used on a tracking camera for the system. It couldn't be fixed in time to make the test window.
The test has been rescheduled for Aug. 21. This is the third delay of the test, which is designed to demonstrate longer ranges for the laser weapon.
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