A Boeing 747 jumbo jet equipped with a massive laser gun shot down a Scud-like missile over the Pacific on Thursday night, marking what analysts said was a major milestone in the development of ...

The prototype airborne laser aircraft, later christened the YAL-1, featured the weapon in the nose of a Boeing 747. The laser was intended to shoot down missiles shortly after launch.

What's New. Ukraine has been deploying a new Tryzub ("Trident" in Ukrainian) laser capable of shooting down an aircraft, according to Interfax-Ukraine. Colonel Vadym Sukharevsky, commander of the ...