directed energy


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directed energy

An umbrella term covering technologies that relate to the production of a beam of concentrated electromagnetic energy or atomic or subatomic particles. Also called DE. See also directed-energy device; directed-energy weapon.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
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Skimpole reasons with himself, this is a tamed lynx, an active police-officer, an intelligent man, a person of a peculiarly directed energy and great subtlety both of conception and execution, who discovers our friends and enemies for us when they run away, recovers our property for us when we are robbed, avenges us comfortably when we are murdered.
Directed Energy provides ready-to-use modules for driving laser diodes as well as applications requiring a high voltage pulse.
Northrop Grumman has been selected to develop and integrate a directed energy prototype solution on a Stryker combat vehicle for the U.S.
The service has plans in place to field a platoon of four Strykers mounted with 50-kilowatt directed energy weapons in fiscal year 2022, he noted.
Michael Jirjis, Chief, Directed Energy Experimentation Air Force Strategic Development, Planning & Experimentation
BAE Systems has installed a directed energy weapon as an adjunct to the Mk.
Hahn led his Office of Naval Research (ONR) delegation to see ONR sponsored technologies developed at NSWCDD--including directed energy and the electromagnetic railgun--throughout his Jan.
This report studies the directed energy weapons market during the forecast period of 2015 to 2020.
"Fibre-optic lasers are revolutionising directed energy systems," said Keoki Jackson, Lockheed Martin chief technology officer.
"Scientifically, it's the marriage of directed energy and kinetic energy weapon systems.
The Air Force, for example, has a "Directed Energy Directorate." If you think "ray guns" are just for Buck Rogers, consider this pitch from one of the directorate's publications about using gamma rays, lasers, microwaves and other parts of the electromagnetic spectrum: "Intensifying and focusing these waves can produce a variety of directed energy concepts capable of being developed into a highly effective weapons-class arsenal."

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