Next Generation Direct Energy Concept Development and Analysis
Abstract
This effort funds foundational core competencies to develop and maintain a competent and skilled Directed Energy workforce as well as develop Science and Technology Labs to support future Directed Energy components, subsystems and system upgrades. This effort funds foundational research for future High Energy Laser weapons to effectively engage an array of threats. Research includes: - Basic physics modeling and investigating of target vulnerability from material analysis through data collection of High Energy Laser engagements using dynamic targets. - Identifying and prioritizing threat aim points by analyzing the time to kill for each aimpoint. - Validating Core Modeling and Simulations tools used in lethality and beam propagation. - Evaluating and prototyping High Energy Laser subsystems for adaptive optics, beam control, laser diodes and laser illuminators.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2025
- Source ID
- 20d0b4e08ddea4052cf51a7b6eeb8bc3