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Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Research Council. 2013. Selected Directed Energy Research and Development for U.S. Air Force Aircraft Applications: A Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18497.
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Selected Directed Energy Research and Development for
U.S. Air Force Aircraft Applications

A Workshop Summary

Robert J. Katt, Rapporteur

Air Force Studies Board

Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences

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THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES

Advisers to the Nation on Science, Engineering, and Medicine

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COMMITTEE ON ASSESSMENT OF DIRECTED ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR U.S. AIR FORCE APPLICATIONS: A WORKSHOP

RONALD E. KEYS, RK Solution Enterprises, LLC, Chair

WILLIAM L. BAKER, Independent Consultant, Sandia Park, New Mexico

JACQUELINE G. GISH, Independent Consultant, Glendale, California

MATT L. MLEZIVA, Wildwood Strategic Concepts, LLC

THOMAS E. ROMESSER, Independent Consultant, Torrance, California

DAVID J. SCOTT, Independent Consultant, Payton, Colorado

FRANK J. SERNA, The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.

ANDEW M. SESSLER, E.O Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Staff

CARTER W. FORD, Program Officer

MARGUERITE E. SCHNEIDER, Administrative Coordinator

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AIR FORCE STUDIES BOARD

GREGORY S. MARTIN, GS Martin Consulting, Chair

BRIAN A. ARNOLD, Raytheon Company

CLAUDE M. BOLTON, JR., Defense Acquisition University

STEVEN R.J. BRUECK, University of New Mexico

THOMAS J. BURNS, Science Applications International Corporation

FRANK CAPPUCCIO, Cappuccio and Associates, LLC

BLAISE J. DURANTE, U.S. Air Force (retired)

DONALD C. FRASER, Charles Stark Draper Laboratory (retired)

MICHAEL J. GIANELLI, The Boeing Company (retired)

DANIEL HASTINGS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

RAYMOND E. JOHNS, JR., U.S. Air Force (retired)

PAUL G. KAMINSKI, Technovation, Inc.

ROBERT LATIFF, R. Latiff Associates

NANCY G. LEVESON, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

MARK J. LEWIS, IDA Science and Technology Policy Institute

LESTER L. LYLES, The Lyles Group

MATT L. MLEZIVA, Wildwood Strategic Concepts

C. KUMAR N. PATEL, Pranalytica, Inc.

GERALD F. PERRYMAN, JR., Independent Consultant

RICHARD V. REYNOLDS, The VanFleet Group, LLC

J. DANIEL STEWART, University of Tennessee

STARNES E. WALKER, University of Hawaii System

DAVID A. WHELAN, The Boeing Company

REBECCA WINSTON, Winston Strategic Management Consulting

Staff

TERRY J. JAGGERS, Director

DIONNA ALI, Research Assistant

JESSICA R. BROKENBURR, Financial Assistant

GREGORY EYRING, Senior Program Officer

CARTER W. FORD, Program Officer

CHRIS JONES, Financial Manager

MARGUERITE E. SCHNEIDER, Administrative Coordinator

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Acknowledgment of Reviewers

This report has been reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise, in accordance with procedures approved by the National Research Council’s (NRC’s) Report Review Committee. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the institution in making its published report as sound as possible and to ensure that the report meets institutional standards for objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the study charge. The review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the deliberative process. We wish to thank the following individuals for their review of this report:

William L. Baker, Independent Consultant, Sandia Park, New Mexico,

Ken Bruner, U.S. Pacific Command,

John H. Hammond, Independent Consultant, Fairfax, Virginia,

Lester L. Lyles, The Lyles Group,

Matt L. Mleziva, Wildwood Strategic Concepts, LLC, and

Julia M. Phillips, Sandia National Laboratories.

Although the reviewers listed above have provided many constructive comments and suggestions, they were not asked to endorse the views presented at the workshop, nor did they see the final draft of the workshop summary before its release. The review of this workshop summary was overseen by Robert A. Frosch, Harvard University and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Appointed by the NRC, he was responsible for making certain that an independent examination of this workshop summary was carried out in accordance with institutional procedures and that all review comments were carefully considered. Responsibility for the final content of this summary rests entirely with the author and the institution.

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ACRONYMS

ACC Air Combat Command
AFRL Air Force Research Laboratory
AoA Analysis of Alternatives
ARDEC Armaments Research, Development and Engineering Center
   
C-RAM counter rocket, artillery, and mortar
CHAMP Counter-electronics HPM Advanced Missile Project
COCOM Combatant Command
CONOPS operational concept(s)
   
DARPA Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
DEW directed-energy weapon
DIRCM Directed Infrared Countermeasures
DoD Department of Defense
DRFM digital radio frequency memory
   
EO electro-optical
   
HEL high-energy laser
HEL-JTO High Energy Laser Joint Technology Office
HELLADS High Energy Liquid Laser Area Defense System
HPM high-powered microwave
   
IED improvised explosive device
IR infrared
IRCM infrared countermeasures
IRST infrared search and track
   
JCIDS Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System
JCTD Joint Capability Technology Demonstration
JHPSSL Joint High Power Solid State Laser
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LADAR laser direction and range-finding
LAIRCM Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures
   
MAJCOM major command
MDA Missile Defense Agency
   
NKCE non-kinetic counter-electronics
   
OSD Office of the Secretary of Defense
R&D research and development
   
RDECOM Research and Development Command
RELI Robust Electric Laser Initiative
RPA remotely piloted aircraft
   
S&T science and technology
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