Defense Primer: Directed-Energy Weapons

Abstract

Both the 2018 National Defense Strategy and the House Armed Services Committees bipartisan Future of Defense Task Force Report have identified directed energy as a technology that could have a significant impact on U.S. National security in the years to come. As the Department of Defense (DOD) continues to invest in directed-energy (DE)weapons, Congress may consider implications for defense authorizations, appropriations, and oversight.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 23, 2021
Accession Number
AD1153696

Entities

People

  • John R. Hoehn
  • Kelley M . Sayler

Organizations

  • Congressional Research Service

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Directed Energy Weapons
  • Energy
  • Guided Projectiles
  • Guided Weapons
  • High Power Microwaves
  • High Powered Microwave Weapons
  • Military Operations
  • National Security
  • Particle Beam Weapons
  • Power Levels
  • Precision-Guided Munitions
  • Security
  • Short Range Air Defense
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Weapons

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Economics
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy