Advanced Weapons Technology

Abstract

This program provides for the development, integration, demonstration, and detailed assessment of directed energy (DE) weapon technologies for potential application on Air Force platforms. These include high energy laser (HEL), high power microwaves (HPM), 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 laser-enabled atmospheric-compensated optical imaging for space situational awareness (SSA). Efforts in this program have been coordinated 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, 0602602F, 0602605F, 0602788F, 1206601F, and 0602298F. As directed in the FY 2018 NDAA, Sec 825, amendment to PL 114-92 FY 2016 NDAA, Sec 828 Penalty for Cost Overruns, the FY 2018 Air Force penalty total is $14.373M. The calculated percentage reduction to each research, development, test and evaluation and procurement account will be allocated proportionally from all programs, projects, or activities under such account. 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.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2020
Source ID
0603605F_3_3600_PB_2020
Change Summary Explanation
Decrease in FY 2018 in Other Adjustments is due to realignment of funds to PE 0602212F to support Research and Development Projects, 10 U.S.C. Section 2358.
Service Agency Name
Air Force

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Department Of Defense
  • Directed Energy Weapons
  • High Energy
  • High Energy Lasers
  • High Power Microwaves
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • Procurement
  • Situational Awareness
  • Solid State Lasers
  • Space Objects
  • Space Situational Awareness
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Civilian Systems Systems Program Capability Development and Upgrade Support Activity Expense and Pay Management.
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Space

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