Advanced Weapons Technology

Abstract

This program provides for the development, integration, demonstration, and detailed assessment of directed energy weapon technologies including high energy laser (HEL), high power electromagnetics (HPEM), and other unconventional weapon generation and transmission technologies, which can support a wide range of Air Force applications. The program develops a corresponding susceptibility, vulnerability, and lethality database for directed energy weapons. Efforts in this program have been coordinated through the Department of Defense (DoD) Science and Technology (S&T) Executive Committee process to harmonize efforts and eliminate duplication. This program is in Budget Activity 3, Advanced Technology Development, since it develops and demonstrates technologies for existing system upgrades and/or new system developments that have military utility and address warfighter needs.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2015
• Source ID: 0603605F_3_3600_PB_2015
• Change Summary Explanation: Decrease in FY13 Other Adjustments was due to Sequestration. Decrease in FY15 is due to higher DoD priorities.
• Service Agency Name: Air Force

Entities

Organizations

• United States Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Energy and Power Technologies
• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Acquisition
• Air Force
• Battle Damage Assessment
• Control Systems
• Counter Rocket, Artillery, And Mortor
• Damage
• Damage Assessment
• Department Of Defense
• Directed Energy Weapons
• Energy
• Energy Consumption
• High Energy
• High Energy Lasers
• High Power Microwaves
• Lasers
• Platforms
• Weapons

Readers

• Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.

Technology Areas

• Directed Energy