Missile Defense Agency to retire Airborne Surveillance Testbed
The Pentagon's Missile Defense Agency soon will retire the Airborne Surveillance Testbed (AST), a highly modified Boeing 767 that has been used since 1985 to collect infrared data on missile tests, according to MDA. AST's primary mission will be taken over by the High Altitude Observatory (HALO) II...
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