High Energy Laser Beam Director

High energy laser weapon system.

High energy laser beam director.

Pulsed laser vulnerability test system. Mark skinner vice president directed energy northrop grumman aerospace systems. Operational since june 1992 the pulsed laser vulnerability test system is a surrogate laser device capable of duplicating many tactical laser threat. The beam director subsystem includes a source of electromagnetic radiation for generating a high energy laser hel beam.

Dean putnam dean r putnam navy mil opens. A source of electromagnetic radiation for generating a high energy laser hel beam. A secondary mirror for receiving the electromagnetic radiation and reflecting the electromagnetic radiation to a primary mirror for output of the hel beam through a housing wherein the secondary mirror is curved and expands the electromagnetic. Placing a high energy laser hel weapon system into a submarine mast offers substantial covert offensive and defensive capability.

Northrop grumman leveraging successes with high energy solid state lasers to advance electric technology through the army s robust electric laser initiative reli as well as under a contract for the revolution in fiber lasers rifl program from darpa. A beam director system comprising. February 6 2019 8 00 pm et. Drdc an agency of canada s department of national defence is the country s leader in defense and.

Proven technology for high energy solid state laser systems. A beam director subsystem and method for use in a weapons system. January 8 2019 closes. Develop an affordable single aperture atmospheric correction compact beam director system for a high energy laser hel weapon to be employed by a us navy platform.

A high energy laser hel beam director bd from l 3 brashear pittsburgh pa has been delivered to defence research and development canada drdc. Ottawa on canada to enhance drdc s mobile characterization and development laboratory. Compact hemispherical beam director. Both offer scalable and affordable approaches for military users.

Our northrop grumman led team is integrating an innovative beam director with proven beam control technologies to help the air force define and successfully demonstrate a laser weapon capability for current and next generation aircraft said w. Lightweight efficient thermal management. The infrared optics on the beam director also serve as a high resolution infrared imaging system that can record data from missile tests conducted at wsmr. Designed for all warfighting environments.

Beam director for submarine mast. The electromagnetic radiation is directed to a secondary mirror that reflects the electromagnetic radiation to a primary mirror for output of the hel beam. Hel weapon employment would support covert operations and early warning for a carrier battle group as well as self defense of navy platform and friendly. What is claimed is.

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