Directed Energy Test
Abstract
The DET project continued efforts to measure HEL energy on small targets such as mortars. The effort designed a recoverable mortar prototype to address Army and Navy requirements and an Air Force requirement for a missile-mounted target board. The DET project initiated efforts to develop M&S capability for assessing effects of threat HEL systems on blue aircraft. The DET project continued to mature a dense plasma focus technology to produce strategically relevant, ultra-short pulse neutron fluence levels for nuclear vulnerability testing. The DET project successfully demonstrated neutron production at rates scalable to a test facility to be developed by the Central Test and Evaluation Investment Program (CTEIP). A larger chamber was integrated into the facility to test obtaining higher yields. The DET project initiated efforts to support testing of an HPM system integrated with a munition. The DET project initiated new developments in HPM envelope detection.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2020
- Source ID
- ecb96505b9dc9212e46247ef573cb8a9