| Titre : | Defense Science Board Task Force on High Energy Laser Weapon Systems Applications |
| Auteurs : | Larry d. Welch ; Donald c. Latham ; United states. defense science board. task force on high energy laser weapon systems applications ; United states. office of the under secretary of defense for acquisition, technology, and logistics |
| Type de document : | Books |
| Editeur : | Washington, D.C. : Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, 2010 |
| Article en page(s) : | XX, 148 p. |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : | 978-1-4220-2515-4 |
| Accompagnement : | CD-ROM |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Index. décimale : | 621.366 1 |
| Tags : | Weapons systems--United States ; Laser weapons--United States ; Laser weapons--Handbooks, vade-mecums, etc. ; High power lasers ; Lasers--Research ; Lasers--Military applications--United States ; Directed-energy weapons |
| Résumé : |
MEMORANDUM FOR THE CHAIRMAN, DEFENSE SCIENCE BOARD Subject: Final Report of the Defense Science Board Task Force on High Energy Laser Weapon System Applications High-energy laser (HEL) systems provide the Department of Defense with unique opportunities to augment and improve its operational capabilities and tactics in a variety of mission areas. The potential for speed-of-light engagement, unique damage mechanisms, greatly enhanced multi-target engagement, and deep magazines suggest a new level of flexibility and adaptability, attributes that are particularly valuable in the complex national security environment currently existing and unfolding. In order for the Department to effectively incorporate HEL weapon systems into warfighting operations at the earliest possible opportunity, our task force was asked to review the Department's ongoing initiatives in high-energy laser applications, including supporting technology programs. As part of our effort, we were asked to examine the major issues confronting the development of HEL technologies and their transition into operational systems. Based on our review of ongoing and potential activities in high-energy laser research and development, the task force reached the following conclusions: • High-energy laser technologies have matured to the point that a family of applications is feasible over the next two decades, to include systems on aircraft, space vehicles, ships, and ground vehicles. • HEL systems are an area of technological advantage that can be exploited by the United States. • HEL systems offer speed-of-light engagement of a variety of targets with the potential to produce a range of precisely controlled effects, as well as the potential of deep magazines, low cost per shot (or per kill), and reduced logistics footprint. • There remain formidable science and technology tasks that must be addressed to realize the potential of high-energy lasers, to include work on a variety of laser sources, beam control, power generation and storage, thermal management, atmospheric understanding and compensation, and weapons effects. • There are continuing engineering challenges to improve reliability and reduce the cost and size of HEL systems, especially for tactical applications. |
| En ligne : | http://www.dtic.mil/get-tr-doc/pdf?AD=ADA394880 |
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| 305286 | 623.446 WEL D | Book | Royal Military Academy | Communication, Information, Systems & Sensors | Disponible |
