High Energy Laser Research

Abstract

This program funds Department of Defense (DoD) high energy laser (HEL) applied research through the HEL Joint Technology Office (JTO). This program is part of an overall DoD HEL Science and Technology (S&T) program. HEL weapon systems have many potential advantages including speed-of-light delivery, precision target engagement, significant magazine depth, low-cost per kill, and reduced logistics requirements. HELs have the potential to perform a wide variety of military missions including defeat of high-speed, maneuvering anti-ship and anti-aircraft missiles and the ultra-precision negation of targets in urban environments with minimal collateral damage. Efforts funded under this program are generally chosen for their potential to have an impact on multiple HEL systems and multiple Service missions while complimenting Service/Agency programs that are directed at specific Service needs. A broad range of technologies are addressed in key areas such as electrically powered lasers, laser beam control, and laser lethality mechanisms. Efforts in this program have been coordinated through the DoD S&T Executive Committee process to harmonize efforts and eliminate duplication. This program is in Budget Activity 2, Applied Research, since it develops and determines the technical feasibility and military utility of evolutionary and revolutionary technologies.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2014
Source ID
0602890F_2_3600_PB_2014
Change Summary Explanation
Service Agency Name
Air Force

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Control Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Free Electron Lasers
  • Free Electrons
  • Ground Vehicles
  • High Energy
  • High Energy Lasers
  • High Reliability
  • Laser Beams
  • Laser Weapons
  • Lasers
  • Materials
  • Power Levels
  • Reliability
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Vulnerability
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy

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