The following is from the Aug. 24, 2023, Congressional Research Service report, Navy Shipboard Lasers: Background and Issues for Congress. Read More
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Report to Congress on Navy Shipboard Lasers
The following is from the April. 21, 2022, Congressional Research Service report, Navy Shipboard Lasers: Background and Issues for Congress. Read More
Report to Congress on Navy Shipboard Lasers
The following is from the Aug. 29, 2022, Congressional Research Service report, Navy Shipboard Lasers: Background and Issues for Congress. Read More
CNO: Missile Attack on Russian Warship Moskva Moved Navy to Speed Up Laser Defense for Ships
USS Portland (LPD-27) conducts a high-energy laser weapon system demonstration on a static surface training target on Dec. 14, 2021 while sailing in the Gulf of Aden. US Marine Corps Photo
The April sinking of Russian cruiser RTS Moskva (121) in the Black Sea by the Ukrainian Navy is prompting the United States Navy to push hard for directed energy defenses on its warships, the service’s top officer told reporters on Tuesday. Read More
Report to Congress on Navy Shipboard Lasers
The following is from the July 19, 2022, Congressional Research Service report, Navy Shipboard Lasers: Background and Issues for Congress. Read More
Report to Congress on Navy Shipboard Lasers
The following is from the May 9, 2022, Congressional Research Service report, Navy Shipboard Lasers: Background and Issues for Congress. Read More
Navy, MDA Experimenting With Laser Prototypes For Surface Warfare, Ballistic Missile Defense
Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) USS Ponce (ASB(I) 15) conducts an operational demonstration of the Office of Naval Research (ONR)-sponsored Laser Weapon System (LaWS). US Navy Photo
The Navy and Missile Defense Agency are leveraging prototyping programs to incrementally pursue complex ideas such as a laser weapon integrated into the Aegis Combat System and a high-power laser for boost-phase kill in missile defense, officials said today at the 2017 Directed Energy Summit. Read More
Navy Eyeing the 2045 Battle Space in New Long-Term R&D Plan
A microwave/electro-optic (MS32) electronics engineer at Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Corona Division, uses visible lasers to align various optical components on Aug. 29, 2014. US Navy Photo
ARLINGTON, Va.—Faced with enemies catching up to America’s military technological superiority, the Navy is drafting a long-range research and development plan that will focus on key areas the service predicts will drive warfare into the 2040s. Read More
Survey: What’s the Next Most Promising Naval Technology?
Several emerging technologies are poised to change the way navies operate in the future. Unmanned underwater vehicles hold the promise to help find adversarial submarines, additive manufacturing could replace hard to find parts for ships and aircraft stationed in remote locations and lasers and electromagnetic railguns could increase the volume of fires from U.S. ships while reducing the cost of missiles. Read More
Document: Report to Congress on Navy Shipboard Lasers
The following is June 1, 2015 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Shipboard Lasers for Surface, Air, and Missile Defense: Background and Issues for Congress. Read More
