Determining the Feasibility of an Army Laser Air and Missile Defense System

Abstract

The ability for adversaries to develop air and missile threats continues to improve as technology advances and costs decrease. However, the cost associated with developing and sustaining capabilities to counter these threats increases. The US Army relies primarily on various gun and missile interceptor systems that each defend against a portion of a large spectrum of threats. This thesis questions the sustainability of these systems and seeks to determine the feasibility of developing a single laser-based air and missile defense system.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 14, 2019
Accession Number
AD1106889

Entities

People

  • Gabriel Jimenez

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Anti-Ballistic Missiles
  • Chemical Oxygen Iodine Lasers
  • Defense Industry
  • Directed Energy Weapons
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • National Security
  • Rockets
  • Short Takeoff Aircraft
  • Surface To Air Missiles
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Readers

  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy