NDIA Science and Technology Conference Review
This past April, DSIAC attended the 17th Annual National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) Science & Engineering Technology Conference in Tampa,…
DSIAC collects and publishes articles related to our technical focus areas on the web to share with the DoD community.
Recent Advancements in Ultrashort Pulse Lasers Shed New Light on Directed Energy Applications
INTRODUCTION Researchers from across the U.S. DoD seek to use the unique properties of ultrashort pulse lasers (USPLs) for directed…
Radio Frequency, Directed Energy Weapon Design Tool
INTRODUCTION High-power microwave (HPM), radio frequency (RF), directed energy weapons (DEWs) provide the Warfighter with several advantages over conventional kinetic…
Power Generation and Storage for Directed Energy Systems
INTRODUCTION For many years, antiship missiles have represented an ongoing threat to U.S. military operators, as well as a challenge…
DEW Countermeasures: A Notional Example of Hardening a System Against HPMs
INTRODUCTION Directed energy weapons (DEW)— which include high-energy lasers (HELs), high-power radio-frequency (RF)/ microwaves (HPMs), and particle beam weapons—pose a…
Laser Power Beaming
INTRODUCTION Methods of wireless delivery of electric power have been discussed for over a century. Only in the last decade have…
Sustainable Mobile Electrical Infrastructure
INTRODUCTION Energy is a fundamental enabler of military capability. However, world population growth, increase in developed populations requiring greater demand…
The U.S. Army Combat Capability Development Command’s Road Map to Modernizing Air and Missile Defense
In his fifth article of the series on how the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC) is supporting the Army’s six modernization…