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REVIEW OF DIRECTED ENERGY TECHNOLOGY FOR COUNTERING ROCKETS, ARTILLERY, AND MORTARS (RAM)
ABBREVIATED VERSION |
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National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Army Science and Technology |
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Paperback |
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£17.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0309111714 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780309111713 |
| Publisher: |
NATIONAL ACADEMIES PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
22 September, 2008 |
| Pages: |
42 |
| Description: |
The United States Army is looking for ways to defend against missile and mortar attacks. The National Research Council (NRC) provides several recommendations for this purpose. This book assesses a plan to create a 100 kW mobile, solid-state, laser weapon that could defend an area several kilometers in diameter. |
| Synopsis: |
The United States Army is looking for ways to defend against missile and mortar attacks. In this book, the National Research Council assesses a plan to create a 100 kW mobile, solid-state, laser weapon that could defend an area several kilometers in diameter. The NRC provides several recommendations: * A 100 kW Laser is of limited value, so the program's goal should be a 400 kW weapon. * The Army should proceed with the program in stages, focusing first on a rugged transportable platform for the weapon using existing 25 kW laser technology, then directing resources toward 100kW and 400 kW weapons. * The Army should perform a detailed, quantitative study of the effectiveness of a high energy, solid-state laser weapon against future threats. * The Army should continue to participate in U.S.-based and international research on high-energy lasers and related equipment. The committee found substantial benefits for the Army's solid-state laser program from other programs outside the Army. * The Army should conduct risk-assessments that investigate the effects that a high energy laser may have on other airborne platforms in the vicinity of the target.* The Army should study eye safety for both the operators of the laser and for civilians. The results of these studies should be integrated into the development of the weapon. |
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US |
| Imprint: |
National Academies Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |