3. The Airborne Laser
The YAL-1A is just a 747 with a really big laser mounted on the front.
Designed to shoot down enemy ICBMs from hundreds of miles away, the YAL-1A is revolutionary in its ability to destroy a high speed moving target at a massive distance instantly.
The YAL-1A is flying hundreds of miles away from the battlefield over friendly airspace.
Troops on the ground call in an airstrike and radio GPS coordinates to the YAL-1A, which then immediately fires its laser delivering extremely precise killing power on target at the speed of light.