Defense spending bill slashes Space Based Laser, boosts Airborne Laser
The final version of the fiscal 2002 defense appropriations bill slashes the Bush Administration's budget for the Space Based Laser (SBL) by more than 70 percent while adding tens of millions of dollars to the Airborne Laser (ABL) request. The bill, which was publicly released Dec. 20, cuts the $170...
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