Directed Energy Technology

Abstract

This program covers research in directed energy weapon technologies, primarily high energy lasers; including laser devices, optical beam control; integration; target lethality/vulnerability assessments; ground-based optical space situational awareness; and high power microwaves. Laser research includes moderate to high power laser devices that are applicable to a wide range of applications, optical technologies to propagate lasers beams through the atmosphere, and integration of these technologies into demonstration packages. In space situational awareness, this research uses the Starfire Optical Range and the Maui Space Surveillance System to develop and implement technologies to identify visual characteristics such as status and health of orbiting space objects. In high power microwaves, this research examines technologies for applications such as counter-electronics and non-lethal weapons. This program conducts research into other novel directed energy applications; conducts directed energy weapon vulnerability/lethality assessments; develops protection technologies versus directed energy weapons; conducts research into other advanced non-conventional/innovative weapons; develops and uses tools to compare solutions to determine the most effective and efficient directed energy technologies to meet Air Force needs; coordinates efforts through the Department of Defense Science and Technology Executive Committee process to harmonize efforts and eliminate duplication. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver science & technology capabilities. The use of program funds in this PE would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program elements 0601102F, 0602102F, 0602201F, 0602202F, 0602203F, 0602204F, 0602601F, 0602602F, 0602788F, 1206601F, and 0602298F." This program is in Budget Activity 2, Applied Research because it includes studies, investigations, and non-system specific technology efforts directed toward general military needs with a view toward developing and evaluating the feasibility and practicality of proposed solutions and determining their parameters

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2019
Source ID
0602605F_2_3600_PB_2019
Change Summary Explanation
Increase in FY 2017 reflect reprogramming to support Research and Development Projects, 10 U.S.C., Section 2358. Increase in FY 2019 due to realignment of funds to focus on Directed Energy Game Changer efforts.
Service Agency Name
Air Force

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Electronic Warfare
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Communication Channels
  • Directed Energy Weapons
  • Geosynchronous Satellites
  • Ground Based
  • High Energy
  • High Energy Lasers
  • High Power Microwaves
  • Kinetic Energy
  • Laser Beams
  • Laser Weapons
  • Lasers
  • Nonlethal Weapons
  • Situational Awareness
  • Space Objects
  • Space Situational Awareness

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics
  • Space
  • Space - Space Objects

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