Commandandcontrol structure for collective systems, 32 including swarms. Describe planned long lead time items with schedule and costs for meeting above production schedules unit cost dollars, total procurement cost of all systems, and typical operating cost projected weapon system lifetime. The navy could test a 150 kilowatt class laser by 2018 and deploy it by 2020. Implications for reductions in nuclear weapons george lewis introduction if the united states and russia seek to continue negotiated reductions in their nuclear arsenals, they will have to take into account the implications of technological advances for the stability, survivability, and.
Applications of these concepts to current systems include the historical airborne laser laboratory, airborne laser, tactical highenergy laser, advanced tactical laser, and spacebased laser programs. He has worked as a visiting researche r at the university of. The following articles, manuals and books are pdf format files. Nowadays, the primacy of cartridge is replacing the projectiles for hpl, as technological advances in photonics introduce systems capable of destroying materials. An introduction to laser weapon systems 9780979368745 by glen p. Issues for congress introduction the united states has sought to develop and deploy ballistic missile defenses for more than 50 years. The utility of directed energy systems for military applications depends on. Weapon systems technology information analysis center wstiac progress in directed energy weapons part ii. An introduction to laser weapon systems hardcover january 1, 2009 by glen p. Limitations on the effectiveness of hel weapons and key performance tradeoffs are addressed. A common application uses a retroreflector as a passive component to return incident laser. Implications of laser weapons for ground combat operations.
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Ap pl ica ti ons gas lasers are used to cut steel and perform delicate eye surgery. The operational implications of high power laser weapons are constantly growing in countries with advanced military technological level. Autonomous weapons systems and the laws of war arms. What are the drivers of, and obstacles to, the development of autonomy 57 in weapon systems. Principles of naval weapons systems higher intellect. The laser weapons system, or laws, is deployed aboard the uss ponce transport ship operating in the persian gulf. Fiorino, air force institute of technology hardback textbook 463 pages 2010, directed energy professional society product details table of contents foreword.
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