DefenseLink News: 「ゲイツ国防長官記者会見詳報」"We will cancel the second Airborne Laser Prototype Aircraft. We'll keep the existing aircraft and shift the program to an R&D effort. The ABL program has significant affordability and technology problems, and the program's proposed operational role is highly questionable. We will terminate the Multiple Kill Vehicle program because of its significant technical challenges and the need to take a fresh look at the requirement." 2009年4月6日 “Gates: Scrap 2nd ABL” (英語). photonics.com. (2009年4月6日). http://www.photonics.com/Content/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=37010
DefenseLink News: 「ゲイツ国防長官記者会見詳報」"We will cancel the second Airborne Laser Prototype Aircraft. We'll keep the existing aircraft and shift the program to an R&D effort. The ABL program has significant affordability and technology problems, and the program's proposed operational role is highly questionable. We will terminate the Multiple Kill Vehicle program because of its significant technical challenges and the need to take a fresh look at the requirement." 2009年4月6日 “Gates: Scrap 2nd ABL” (英語). photonics.com. (2009年4月6日). http://www.photonics.com/Content/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=37010