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IDGA’s Directed Energy Systems 2020 Summit will focus on the latest deployment, experimentation and operationalization assessments of the technology for the benefit of the Armed Services. Meeting the unique engineering challenges to deliver operational functionality will be of great importance to moving this technology into operations, one that will be discussed at a senior-level viewpoint at IDGA’s DE Summit!

Join us as we discuss:

• Guiding DE Technology onto Next-Gen Platforms
• Operationalizing DE Capabilities to Bolster Battlefield Ops
• Enhancing Laser Beaming and High Power Microwave Capabilities 
• Understanding DE’s Role on the Warfighter
• Advancing Power Generation and Storage for Force Flexibility
  

DRIVING THE DEPARTMENT’S DE RESEARCH: CURRENT DE PRIORITIES

• Vision for a DoD DE Technology Plan: technological priorities
• Out of development and onto deployment: necessary next steps
• Challenges of integrating HELs

Presentation by Harry Sinsheimer, Deputy Director,, Joint Directed Energy Transition Office (DE JTO)

Presentation by Dr. Howard Meyer, Research and Engineering Technical Expert, Strategic Analysis, Inc.

• What's changed in the global threat environment
• Potential DEW Uses in Combat
• Current Global HEL Development Efforts
• High Power RF Weapon Development Efforts
• Status of US DE R&D
• What’s Needed to Help Us to Transition DE?

• Defining a concept of DE operations, tactics, and techniques to include implications to doctrine, materiel, organization and training
• Evaluating off-the-shelf HPM and HEL capabilities against group 1 & group 2 UAS: lessons learned
• Charting a course to transition DE weapons to operational users: near-term initiatives

Presentation by John Cao, Director, DE Combined Test Force (DE CTF), Air Force Technical Center / 704th Test Group

• Efforts to incrementally develop laser weapons for Naval application: necessary next steps
• Updates on the Directed Energy System Integration Lab for 2021
• Supporting effective integration of DE capabilities for Naval assets

Presentation by Pascal Paulissen, Secretary SAS-140, Science & Technology organization, NATO

• Updates on JLaSE and J-FLaME joint feasibility study
• Challenges associated with collateral damage estimate and weaponeering for DEL in the joint battlespace
• Desired capabilities needed to support the integration of HEL for joint operations

Presentation by Mr. Scott Boyd, Director, Joint Laser System Effectiveness Joint Test, NSWC Dahlgren 

Want to learn more about what happened in 2019? Check out our Post Show Report that highlights: attendee statistics, what to expect in 2020, and more!

For over 40 years, the DoD has sought to develop and deploy high energy laser weapons. In FY21, this dream could finally become a reality.

After decades of research and testing, the DoD is finally on the cusp of successful directed energy deployment. At $106.6 billion, the DoD’s FY 2021 RDT&E budget is the largest ever requested and is “laser focused” on developing next generation capabilities including directed energy. The FY21 budget also illustrates the transitioning of DE technology out of R&D and into live production as well as an emphasis on near-term DE capabilities vs. the development of more complex space-based technology.

To shed light on these trends and provide some insight into the DoD’s rapidly evolving approach to DE deployment, we created this budget infographic. DOWNLOAD to review our full analysis.    

Take a peek at who you can expect to network with on-site based on our 2020 Attendee Snapshot. Contact us today and find out more on how to join this list! Alternatively, feel free to send your request to Katrina.Savarino@idga.org to receive your copy via email.

Here is a list of titles, agencies and organizations who signed up for the Directed Energy Systems Summit last June!

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