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A modified Boeing 767 jetliner that may become part of the Star Wars program will keep a low profile, Boeing officials say, but the huge aircraft will be hard to keep under wraps. The plane, with a 70-foot cupola atop its fuselage, was rolled out at Boeing Field earlier this week and is visible from the freeway overlooking the airport south of Seattle. Next year, the plane will fly with an immense sensor that can spot intercontinental ballistic missile warheads, a feature that could make the plane a key part of the Strategic Defense Initiative program.
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