Boeing YAL-1A Airborne Laser 00-0001 United States Air Force connecting the modern Thunderbolt II's

connecting the modern Thunderbolt II's close air support mission directly to the ground attack aircraft and pilots of World War II who pioneered it

built around a devastating 37mm NS-37 cannon firing through the propeller hub — a weapon capable of destroying German armored vehicles

The YAL-1A remains one of the most visually distinctive and technically extraordinary aircraft ever built — a must-have subject for any collection focused on experimental or advanced technology aircraft

This aircraft wears the classic Southeast Asia scheme of Dark Tan and Medium Green over Camouflage Gray

working alongside ground-based radar and fighter assets to provide comprehensive airspace awareness

Boeing YAL-1A Airborne Laser 00-0001 United States Air Force connecting the modern Thunderbolt II'sThese are 1 72 scale decals for the Boeing YAL 1A Airborne Laser 00 0001, operated jointly by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), Air Force Flight Test Center (AFFTC), and Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC), United States Air Force. The YAL 1A was one of the most ambitious and futuristic weapons programs in American military history. Based on a heavily modified Boeing 747 400F airframe, it housed a megawatt class Chemical Oxygen Iodine Laser (COIL)