Advanced Weapons Technology
Abstract
This program provides for the development, integration, demonstration, and detailed assessment of directed energy weapon technologies for potential application on Air Force platforms. These include 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. This program also develops advanced optical imaging for space situational awareness. 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 because this budget activity includes development of subsystems and components and efforts to integrate subsystems and components into system prototypes for field experiments and/or tests in a simulated environment.
Document Details
- Document Type
- R2 Budgetary Justification
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2018
- Source ID
- 0603605F_3_3600_PB_2018
- Change Summary Explanation
- FY 2017 increase reflects reprogramming for Air Dominance activities and to support Research and Development Projects, 10 U.S.C. Section 2358. FY 2018 increase due to increased priority of high energy laser research.
- Service Agency Name
- Air Force
Entities
Organizations
- United States Air Force
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