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).
Document Details
- Document Type
- R2 Budgetary Justification
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2020
- Source ID
- 0603924D8Z_3_0400_PB_2020
- Change Summary Explanation
- The increase in FY 2020 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. Moreover, in FY 2020, the Department will initiate the centralization of high energy laser lethality and damage effects research into a single unified database and will develop the Directed Energy Joint Munition Effectiveness Manual.
- Service Agency Name
- Office of the Secretary Of Defense
Entities
Organizations
- Office of the Secretary of Defense
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