frickin laser guns on planes   (link)

http://www.e4engineering.com/story.aspx?uid=3887e8da-d9ea-41ad-be88-14bbac0cb914&cuid=b96dad81-0ef4-4fcc-9e3d-a7bd9b6a4258
a system to shoot down missles with lasers is being tested, sounds close to operational