U.S. Successfully Tests Airborne Laser on Missile Sign In to E-Mail Print By REUTERS Published: February 12, 2010 Filed at 3:28 a.m. ET Skip to next paragraph WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. high-powered airborne laser weapon shot down a ballistic missile in the first successful test of a futuristic directed energy weapon, the U.S. Missile Defence Agency said on Friday.The agency said in a statemen