High Energy Laser Beam Director

Ottawa on canada to enhance drdc s mobile characterization and development laboratory.

High energy laser beam director.

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. Proven technology for high energy solid state laser systems. Mark skinner vice president directed energy northrop grumman aerospace systems. 100 kw class laser scalable to 300 kw and larger.

A source of electromagnetic radiation for generating a high energy laser hel beam. Both offer scalable and affordable approaches for military users. Dean putnam dean r putnam navy mil opens. Pulsed laser vulnerability test system.

A beam director subsystem and method for use in a weapons system. What is claimed is. 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.

High energy laser weapon system. Lightweight efficient thermal management. 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.

Beam director for submarine mast. 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. Operational since june 1992 the pulsed laser vulnerability test system is a surrogate laser device capable of duplicating many tactical laser threat. A high energy laser hel beam director bd from l 3 brashear pittsburgh pa has been delivered to defence research and development canada drdc.

The electromagnetic radiation is directed to a secondary mirror that reflects the electromagnetic radiation to a primary mirror for output of the hel beam. The beam director subsystem includes a source of electromagnetic radiation for generating a high energy laser 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. January 8 2019 closes.

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. A mast mounted beam director that steers the hel beam towards its target and maintains the aim is a key component of such an hel system. 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. Compact hemispherical beam director.

A beam director system comprising.