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417th Flight Test Squadron : ウィキペディア英語版 | 417th Flight Test Squadron
The 417th Flight Test Squadron (417 FLTS) is an inactive United States Air Force squadron. It was last assigned to the 412th Operations Group, Air Force Materiel Command, stationed at Edwards Air Force Base, California. It was inactivated on 14 February 2012. ==Overview== The 417th FLTS performed flight testing on Boeing YAL-1A Airborne Laser aircraft (ABL). The ABL was an airborne-directed energy weapon system. The YAL-1A is a prototype that employs a highly-modified, 747-400 airframe equipped with sensors, lasers and sophisticated optics to find, track and destroy ballistic missiles in their boost, or ascent, phase.〔(417th Flight Test Squadron stands up )〕 The program was terminated due to budget reductions on 14 February 2012. The YAL-1A Airborne Laser Test Bed aircraft was ferried to Davis Monthan AFB, Arizona where it was placed in storage by the at the Air Force’s Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group.〔(Airborne Laser Test Bed bids adieu to Edwards AFB )〕
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