High Energy Laser Advanced Development

Abstract

This program element funds HEL advanced technology development aimed at translating technology solutions for broadly defined military problems into demonstrated performance pay-offs, increased capabilities, increased supportability, and/or increased affordability. HEL weapons systems have many potential advantages, including speed-of-light time-to-target, high precision, nearly unlimited magazine depth, low cost per kill, and reduced logistics requirements because of no need for stocks of munitions or warheads. As a result, HELs have the potential to perform a wide variety of military missions. Activities conducted under this program element will develop and demonstrate the technology necessary to enable HEL missions across the Department of Defense (DoD).

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2019
Source ID
0603924D8Z_3_0400_PB_2019
Change Summary Explanation
This funding will support the broad area of improved HEL capability, focusing on increased output power, improved beam quality, efficient power and thermal management schemes, and other common component activities that will benefit HEL programs across the DoD Enterprise. Similar research and developmental work is currently being undertaken by the Services/Agencies; therefore, activities within this PE will support and be closely coordinated with other DoD HEL efforts directed at specific Service and Agency missions.
Service Agency Name
Office of the Secretary Of Defense

Entities

Organizations

  • Office of the Secretary of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Department Of Defense
  • Energy
  • High Energy
  • High Energy Lasers
  • Lasers
  • Power Levels
  • Power Supplies
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Temperature Control
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy

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