So please, smile pretend you are happy, do not complain, do not dare to ask for more money. Jun 30, 2016 directed energy weapons making a great leap forward. They are labeled directedenergy weapons and may well signal a revolution in. Of equal concern is the possibility of an adversary using dews to attack friendly personnel, facilities, andor equipment with the intent of degrading, neutralizing, or destroying their capability. Woods work and sets out a sample of documentary and witness evidence sufficient to conclude that an advanced directed energy weapon was used on the world trade center wtc buildings on 911. Directed energy weapons inflict damage onto a target by emitting highly focused energy in the form of a laser, microwaves or particle beams. After decades of research and development, directedenergy weapons are becoming an operational reality. Afrlrd mission and vision leading the discovery, development, and integration of affordable directed energy. Directedenergy or beam weapons comprise chemical lasers, excimer and free electron lasers, nuclear bombpowered xray lasers, neutral and charged particle beams, kinetic energy weapons, and microwave weapons. Navy shipboard lasers for surface, air, and missile defense.
Army awards laser weapon system contract article the. In may 2019, the army approved a new strategy for accelerating the rapid prototyping and fielding of a variety of directed energy weapons to enable army modernization. Patent us7784390b1 solidstate nonlethal directed energy weapon there is disclosed a solid state nonlethal directed energy weapon. Propagation and target interaction are the key elements in an analysis of a weapons utility to accomplish a given mission. Survices focus is on rf dews and their potential to couple sufficient rf energy into a. After decades of research and development, directedenergy weapons are still at the experimental stage and it remains to be seen if. California fires dew directed energy weapons monitoring. Each type, laser beams, particle beams, microwave beams, and plasma.
In its 1984 directed energy plan, the sdi included the development of atpfc systems for future directed energy weapons, including the creation of systems to track a target at a range of up to 3,000 miles within a diameter of about 4 inches. This book delves deeply into the realworld technologies behind the directed energy weapons that many believe exist only within the confines of science fiction. The book covers laser systems, analyzing the interaction between highpower laser beams and matter, and examines penetration of high power beams such as microwave and scalar wave. Directed energy weapons physics of high energy lasers. The human target directed energy weapons and electronic warfare a subject that is getting more and more attention from people all over the world is deliberate electromagnetic targeting of people. The human target directed energy weapons and electronic.
Raytheon, utc merger approved, creating second largest. Oct, 2017 excerpt from the document technology horizons discussing directed energy weapons. Directed energy weapons for the indian armed forces. Another was to create a computer algorithm to handle the atpfc of at least 100 simultaneous targets at. Volume 4, number 3 wst iac fall 2003 w e a p o n s y s t e m s t e c h n o l o g y i n f o r m a t i o n a n a l y s i s c e n t er progress in directed energy weapons part ii. As the first step in delivering prototypes with residual combat capability, the army rapid capabilities and critical technologies office.
Directed energy weapons making a great leap forward. In addition to the functions and duties of the office in effect on. Deborah tavares guest host the power hour january 18th, 2018. A transformed world, pdf national intelligence council, november 2008. Jul 18, 2012 this book is on the effects of directed energy weapons. Perhaps one example the directed energy weapons community should look to is the u. I the rapid acquisition authority provided under this section. Navy shipboard lasers for surface, air, and missile defense congressional research service 1 introduction issue for congress department of defense dod development work on high energy military lasers, which has been underway for decades, has reached the. Microwave directed energy weapons moscow signal the moscow signal was a reported microwave transmission, varying between 2. Deborah tavares sits in for daniel brigman today on the power hour. Kiel, usn commander michael ziv, usn commander frederick marcell usn ret.
Directed energy weapons directed energy is a generic term for a beam of concentrated electromagnetic energy or atomic or subatomic particles. Directed energy lasers a new breed of weaponry if the reports coming form the scientific community are any indication, it can be said with a great deal of certainty that a new breed of weaponry directed energy weapons is about to burst out into the warfighting arena, heralding perhaps the most important. Directed energy weapons technologies 1st edition without the use of a projectile, a directed energy weapon dew emits energy aimed in a particular direction, transferring that energy to a target. Directed energy weapons dew page targeted individuals.
A directed energy weapon is a system using directed energy primarily as a direct means to damage or destroy enemy equipment, facilities, and personnel. Radio frequency directed energy weapons rf dews for. It transfers energy to a target for a desired effect. Marlatt dudley knox library naval postgraduate school updated and revised october 2005.
Many past efforts have failed for a variety of reasons and not all failures were attributed. Air force releases call to industry for directed energy. Chinas progress with directed energy weapons by richard d. Written to serve both scientists researching the physical phenomena of laser effects. National security information fundamental classification.
Directed energy weapons dew have long captured military attention and budgetsand are now on the cusp of technological maturity. This gives about 15cm in bone or plastic, 5cm in brick or concrete, or 2. Ktech is a leader in pulsed power systems engineering. This includes spectral beam combining, adaptive optics, precision pointing. Steven bardwell describes the types of beam weapons on line for development. Originating from president reagan 1980s strategic defence initiative also known as starwars, directed energy weapons have made many advancements over the last three decades. Jun 25, 2016 challenges remain for directed energy weapons, from their size and weight, to policies, procedures and training.
Since the first human picked up a rock in anger, warfighters have leveraged technology to. A primer on directed energy weapons for space use by richard f. Directed energy weapons dew global market outlook 20172023. This book introduces modern directed energy beam weaponry and emerging technical concepts based on unclassified and declassified information.
From emp electromagnetic pulses to hpm high powered microwaves, several weaponized forms of radio frequency are being developed. Directed energy weapons, which includes high energy lasers and high power microwaves, can provide the ability to precisely engage targets of interest with little to no collateral impacts and provide protection to air force assets that must operate in harms way. The nonlethal weapon may include a solidstate source to generate a highpower millimeterwave initial wavefront, a main reflector, and a subreflector to reflect the initial wavefront to the main reflector. The companys compact pulsed power systems, combined with its high efficiency magnetron technology, will enable increased integration of directed energy weapons on combat platforms. In a comprehensive report, the dsb task force observed, after many. Revenue forecasts to 2027 for the world directed energy weapons dew market and 2 submarkets discover the industrys prospects, finding the most lucrative places for investments and revenues.
The viability of directedenergy weapons the heritage. Directed energy weapons involved in northern california fires. A neural rape or assault on peoples bodies and brains developed from classified military technology. I have observed these drones flying around here in grass valley, completely dark no running. To do this at this point in time, the iaf needs to.
Directed energy weapons are being used to cause strange wildfires. The dual use directed energy weapon and imager 500 may include a housing 510 that is generally modeled after the shape of a rifle or other weapon. Apr 28, 2006 weapons designed to cause undue suffering are banned under the geneva convention, and human rights groups argue that directed energy weapons raise a host of new legal and moral concerns that do. Paul scharre is a fellow and director of the 20yy warfare initiative at the center for a new american security. Such weapons generate streams of electromagnetic energy that can be precisely aimed over long distances to disable or destroy targets. This report by jason ellis, a visiting senior fellow at cnas on leave from lawrence livermore national laboratory, is an important contribution to understanding the promise and prospects of directed energy. Potential applications of this technology include weapons that target personnel, missiles, vehicles, and optical devices. For one thing, our efforts against the system gained immeasurably in credibility. The air force research laboratory announced april 6 it has kicked off its overseas demonstration of directed energy weapons dispatched to take down threatening unmanned aircraft. Synthetics wont be very good at stopping energy weapons, even tough ones like kevlar, but you might be able to find a ceramic that could stop a laser beam with a centimeters thickness or so. In addition to describing these devices, this background paper assesses he prospects for fashioning from such weapons. The utility of directed energy systems for military applications depends on. Home made active denial system directed energy weapon. Raytheon acquires directed energy capabilities of ktech.
Us8049173b1 dual use rf directed energy weapon and. Directed energy weapons could also play a key role in defending against what has been described as the number one threat to the united states by the undersecretary of defense for research and. A directed energy weapon dew is a type of weapon that emits energy in an aimed direction without the means of a projectile. Directedenergy weapons dews use the electromagnetic spectrum light and radio energy to attack pinpoint targets at the speed of light. Home made active denial system directed energy weapon but the real value of our attacks today lies in the psychological impact, not in the immediate casualties. Whilst doubts remain over whether certain types can be fully operationalized, recent tests of prototype dew have made.
Lasers, highpowered microwaves, and particle beams. Nonkineticenergy weapons termed nonlethal geneva academy. In the 1990s and early 2000s, dod spent billions in aggregate on highenergy lasers such as the airborne laser and spacebased laser, both of which ultimately. Topics include directed energy weapons, dew, hel, high energy laser, laser weapon, death ray, electromagnetic bombs, ebombs, herf, radio frequency bomb, radio frequency weapon, nonlethal weapon, laser, radar, microwave tube, directed energy weapon, national security, electromagnetic bombs.
We have developed laser weapon systems, radio frequency and other directed energy technologies for air, ground and sea platforms to provide an affordable countermeasure. The propagation of kinetic energy weapons in a vacuum. Directed energy weapon frequencies being used on targeted individuals by jay proof of treasonous military and corporations testing directed energy weapons on innocent civilians in america and worldwide ramola d tweet thread 419 who owns and controls the militaryindustrial complex. A directed energy weapon dew is a ranged weapon that damages its target with highly focused energy, including laser, microwaves and particle beams. Directed energy weapons are real and disruptive analysis. On the contrary, directed energy weapons such as high energy lasers are very real, and this book provides a crash course in all the physical and mathematical concepts that make these weapons a reality. A vision for directed energy and electric weapons in the current and future navy captain david h. Warfare is an evolving process where innovations in technology and the application of that technology to military operations combined to provide an opportunity to gain military advantage. Unleash directedenergy weapons proceedings april 2019.
We have directed energy weapons, we use gang stalking, we are going to harass you if you do not obey. Directed energy weapons for the indian armed forces 97 nature of warfare itself is undergoing transformation, it is necessary to make a comprehensive reassessment of the contours of the operational scenario that the iaf will have to contend with and reconfigure its inventory accordingly. Ii use of other transactions authority provided under section 2371 of title 10, united states code. Asne a vision of directed energy weapons in the future. Hes been with lockheed since 1974, with a focus area of the development of beam control technologies for high power laser directed energy systems.
A directedenergy weapon dew is a ranged weapon that damages its target with highly focused energy, including laser, microwaves and particle beams. Ktech is also a leader in development of linear accelerator technology for government and commercial. Electromagnetic radiation typically lasers or masers. California fires dew directed energy weapons elana freeland yes, this is the exactitude of destruction offered by ai artificial intelligence run directed energy weapons attacks dependent upon our ionized, electrified atmosphere. The strange things about those california fires us healthcare company fires 69 employees for u. Pages in category directed energy weapons the following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.
These systems span an array of capabilities employing lasers as weapons and sensors, and the electromagnetic rail gun emrg. Directed energy weapons turned world trade center into. In december 2007, the defense science board dsb concluded directed energy weapons dew research and development leading to the deployment of operational weapon systems had reached a near standstill. On the contrary, directed energy weapons such as high energy lasers are very real, and this book provides a crash course in all the.
Index of technical reports, articles and papers covering directed energy weapons and electromagnetic bombs. Senior fellow, international assessment and strategy center. They claim that this technology is new and that first directed energy weapons are being tested right now, but the fact is that advanced technology is. It is time to make the big bets that will put them in the hands of warfighters. The report directed energy weapons dew market by technology high energy laser, highpower microwave, particle beam, hel system solid state laser, chemical laser, free electron laser, fiber laser, product, end user, application, and region global forecast to 2021 the directed energy weapons market is estimated to reach usd 24. Scannell chief scientist, wstiac contents progress in dew part ii 1 directors corner 9 wstiac courses. Physicists explain why directed energy weapons can be ruled out there are 4 articles in this section this section will provide videos, audio recordings, printed documents and presentations of physical evidence that will show that the the amount of energy required to vaporize the steel in the upper 110 floors of just one of the world trade center towers in the approximately 10 seconds it took. The high energy laser joint technology office of the department of defense is hereby redesignated as the joint directed energy program office in this section referred to as the office. While the demo has long been in the works, afrl revealed that its tactical highpower operational responder thor system will join four raytheonbuilt laser and. The paper is focused on directed energy weapons, the technologies used to power these weapons, and different dews that have historically been developed and that are currently being developed. That is, how they propagate to and interact with targets. Directedenergy weapons directed energy missile defense in space 1984, by united states congress office of technology assessment pdf files at princeton items below if any are from related and broader terms. Chinas energy weapons program has a breadth and intensity that should greatly concern.
Paul shattuck is director and chief engineer for directed energy systems at lockheed martin space systems co. But it is likely today that hundreds and perhaps thousands of americans and overseas victims are now, this very moment, being targeted by socalled psychotronics or directed energy weapons dew, weapons secretly deployed in a brave new world of covert and overt warfare. This articles focuses on new class of weapons known as directed energy weapons dews along with with the exception of particle beam weapons pbws and laserinduced plasma channel lipc weapons that generate streams of electromagnetic energy that can be precisely directed over long distances to disable or destroy intended targets. Directed energy weapons phasers exclusive to the federation starfleet, phasers are the most common directed energy weapons in their usetaking the form of both small and large personal and infantryfocused weapons as well as much more powerful versions equipping small craft and larger starships. Dew, direct energy weapons targeted individuals association, author, gary owens, 11042017 mr gary owens wrote the collated article and broke down the technology, we used every available source over the internet to collate and compile every piece of information out there that was needed to break down the technology.
Neuro weapons, directed energy the human target directed energy weapons and mass store closures as u. Weapons program, media release, posted 19 february 2009 published with permission from janes defence. Performing organization names and addresses national defense university,center for technology and national security policy,300 5th avenue sw, fort lesley j. Boeing s directed energy expertise extends from the high energy laser mobile demonstrator a laser system that has tracked and destroyed mortar rounds and unmanned aerial vehicles to compact laser weapon systems that can stand alone or pair with weapon platforms on vehicles or ships. For 40 years, lockheed martin has researched, designed, developed, and captured electromagnetic energy and elevated its power to create innovative directed energy solutions. A directedenergy weapon dew is a ranged weapon that damages its target with highly. The covert use of energy weapons for political control.
Directed energy weapon systems offer a viable means to meet the defensive capabilities criteria established for the navy through 2025 in the tpg. Dod defines a dew as a system using directed energy, primarily as a direct means to damage or destroy enemy equipment, facilities, and personnel. Lockheed martin breakthroughs are boosting the performance of laser weapon systems for ground, air and sea platforms while shrinking their size, weight and power consumption. Oct 22, 20 directed energy weapons directed energy weapons take many forms.
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