High Energy Laser On The Joint Strike Fighter A Reality In 2025

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High Energy Laser On The Joint Strike Fighter A Reality In 2025

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language : en
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Release Date : 2007

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High energy lasers (HEL) promise speed-of-light engagement, precision effects, and low collateral damage. These characteristics along with a nearly unlimited magazine make HELs attractive for installation on a tactical platform. This paper will consider whether a HEL-equipped F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) could be fielded in 2025. To answer this question, three topics will be explored. First, will HELs be sufficiently technically mature to permit installation on a fighter platform? Second, will the key supporting systems, to include power generation and storage, thermal management, and beam conditioning and control, be sufficiently technically mature for installation on a fighter platform? Next, will maturity of the key supporting systems occur in time to support a program to integrate a HEL on the JSF? Finally, are the development schedules and funding for the HEL, key supporting systems, and the JSF synchronized to support a 2025 fielding? The research methodology includes a review of current efforts in each of the technology areas mentioned previously. Additionally, interviews with key personnel involved with the JSF program are used to understand the challenges associated with integrating the aforementioned technologies on the JSF. The research concludes that the technical maturity of HELs and their supporting systems will be sufficiently advanced to permit fielding a HEL equipped JSF in 2025. The key issue that may prevent this from occurring is a lack of dedicated funding, both for development of the enabling technologies and also for the HEL integration effort on the JSF. The author closes the paper by exploring the rationale for installing a HEL on the JSF and considering whether the USAF's proposed long-range strike vehicle would be a better candidate than the JSF for HEL integration. The paper assumes the USAF would initiate a program to integrate a HEL on a platform like the JSF only if it offered both air-to-air and air-ground capabilities.

Directed Energy Weapons On The Battlefield

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Author : John P. Geis
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003

Directed Energy Weapons On The Battlefield written by John P. Geis and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Directed-energy weapons categories.

Several nations are engaging in development and production of directed energy weapons. Recent scientific advances now enable the production of lethal lasers and high-powered microwaves. The current growth and development in this emerging area strongly suggests that directed energy weapons of lethal power will reach the battlefield before 2010. Since proliferation of lower power laser weapons has already happened, it is likely that proliferation of high power or high energy weapons will occur as well. This paper expands on this development and posits potential impacts on a plausible future battlefield, developed in part from the Alternate Futures of AF 2025, where all comers deploy lethal directed energy technologies. From these impacts, which span doctrine, organization, force structure, and systems design, this paper recommends changes to better posture the United States for this potential future.

High Energy Solid State And Free Electron Laser Systems In Tactical Aviation

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language : en
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Release Date : 2005

High Energy Solid State And Free Electron Laser Systems In Tactical Aviation written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Aeronautics, Military categories.

A study and analysis of high energy laser (HEL) systems aboard tactical aircraft is performed. The FA-18E/F Hornet and F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), equipped with solid-state HEL systems, are the main subjects of the study. Considerations of power generation and thermal management for a fighter-sized HEL system and aero-optic effects on beam propagation from high and medium altitude platforms are examined. An overview of system capabilities details how the HEL system will be more difficult to incorporate into legacy strike aircraft, but may be feasible for future aircraft such as the JSF. Tactical flight simulations are used to study and develop potential concepts of operation (CONOPS), using realistic scenarios and threat environments. Results show that a tactical HEL will not be a stand-alone weapon in combat, but will have many potentially useful tactical applications. Another study of a high energy free electron laser (FEL) system aboard a C-130J-30 Hercules shows that such a system is feasible. Finally, a study of the FEL shows that strong field extraction can be optimized using undulator tapering.

Popular Mechanics

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language : en
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Release Date : 2005-05

Popular Mechanics written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-05 with categories.

Popular Mechanics inspires, instructs and influences readers to help them master the modern world. Whether it’s practical DIY home-improvement tips, gadgets and digital technology, information on the newest cars or the latest breakthroughs in science -- PM is the ultimate guide to our high-tech lifestyle.

Air Force Magazine

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language : en
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Release Date : 1996-07

Air Force Magazine written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-07 with Aeronautics categories.

Air Force And Space Digest

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language : en
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Release Date : 1996

Air Force And Space Digest written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Aeronautics categories.

Asia Pacific Rebalance 2025

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Author : Michael Green
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2016-02-04

Asia Pacific Rebalance 2025 written by Michael Green and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-02-04 with Political Science categories.

In 2015, Congress tasked the Department of Defense to commission an independent assessment of U.S. military strategy and force posture in the Asia-Pacific, as well as that of U.S. allies and partners, over the next decade. This CSIS study fulfills that congressional requirement. The authors assess U.S. progress to date and recommend initiatives necessary to protect U.S. interests in the Pacific Command area of responsibility through 2025. Four lines of effort are highlighted: (1) Washington needs to continue aligning Asia strategy within the U.S. government and with allies and partners; (2) U.S. leaders should accelerate efforts to strengthen ally and partner capability, capacity, resilience, and interoperability; (3) the United States should sustain and expand U.S. military presence in the Asia-Pacific region; and (4) the United States should accelerate development of innovative capabilities and concepts for U.S. forces.

Seize The High Ground

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Author : James A. Walker
language : en
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Release Date : 2003

Seize The High Ground written by James A. Walker and has been published by Government Printing Office this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with History categories.

"[Seize the high ground is a] narrative history of the Army's aerospace experience from the 1950s to the present. The focus is on ballistic missile defense, from the early NIKE-HERCULES missile program through the SAFEGUARD acquisition site allowed by the 1972 ABM Treaty to the more advanced 'Star Wars' concepts studies toward the end of the century. [What is] covered is not only the technological response to the threat but the organizational and tactical development of the commands and units responsible for the defense mission"--CMH website.

Does The United States Need Space Based Weapons

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Author : William L. Spacy II
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022

Does The United States Need Space Based Weapons written by William L. Spacy II and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022 with categories.

The Chinese Air Force

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Author : Richard P. Hallion
language : en
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Release Date : 2012-10-03

The Chinese Air Force written by Richard P. Hallion and has been published by Government Printing Office this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-03 with History categories.

Presents revised and edited papers from a October 2010 conference held in Taipei on the Chinese Air Force. The conference was jointly organized by Taiwan?s Council for Advanced Policy Studies, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, the U.S. National Defense University, and the RAND Corporation. This books offers a complete picture of where the Chinese air force is today, where it has come from, and most importantly, where it is headed.