As of 2013, studies were underway to apply the lessons of the YAL-1 by mounting laser anti-missile defenses on unmanned combat aerial vehicles that could fly above the altitude limits of the converted jetliner.
As of 2013, studies were underway to apply !the lessons of the YAL-1 by mounting laser anti-missile defenses on unmanned com!bat aerial vehicles that could fly above the altitude limits of the converted jetliner.