<sod>In February 2010, the US MDA and Boeing jointly tested the speed, precision and breakthrough potential of directed energy weapons deployed in the ABL test bed.<ref name="ABL"/> In 2010, the ALTB successfully knocked a “threat representative” missile out of flight from a distance of 50&nbsp;miles. This resulted in the program receiving an additional $40 million in funding even though the Secretary of Defense himself admitted it wasn’t realistic. However, in that same year the device failed two tests in a row. In 2011 funding was eliminated as the program was eight years behind schedule and it had a staggeringly large budget of $500 million per year.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20120501190811/http://theintelhub.com/2012/02/22/airborne-laser-program-dumped-after-16-years-and-billions-spent-in-development/ Airborne Laser Program Dumped After 16 Years and Billions Spent in Development] </ref><eod>
<sod>In February 2010, the US MDA and Boeing jointly tested the speed, precision and breakthrough potential of directed energy weapons deployed in the ABL test bed.<ref name="ABL"/> In 2010, the ALTB successfully knocked a “threat representative” missile out of flight from a distance of 50&nbsp;miles. This resulted in the program receiving an additional $40 million in funding even though the Secretary of Defense himself admitted it wasn’t realistic. However, in that same year the device failed two tests in a row. In 2011 funding was eliminated as the program was eight years behind schedule and it had a staggeringly large budget of $500 million per year.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120501190811/http://theintelhub.com/2012/02/22/airborne-laser-program-dumped-after-16-years-and-billions-spent-in-development/ Airborne Laser Program Dumped After 16 Years and Billions Spent in Development] </ref><eod>