2019 Past Presentations

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 

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COL(R) John Haithcock, Director of Fires Battle Lab for the U.S. Army Fires Center of Excellence, presents on incorporating DE Systems into teamed maneuver exercises, determining unit level SHORAD capabilities, and recent testing and development results.