Optimizing the effectiveness of directed energy weapons with specialized weather support

Optimizing the effectiveness of directed energy weapons with specialized weather support

According to the Quadrennial Defense Review Report of 2006, new capabilities [are] needed by Combatant Commanders to confront asymmetric threats. Because the atmosphere decays exponentially with height, its effects on HEL/HPM propagation vary most dramatically in the vertical. [...] a definition of...

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Published in:Air & space power journal Vol. 23; no. 2; p. 57
Main Authors: Narcisse, De Leon C, Fiorino, Steven T, Bartell, Richard J
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Maxwell AFB Air University Press 22-06-2009
Subjects:
Aerosols
Altitude
Atmosphere
Atmospheric boundary layer
Cruise missiles
Defense
Directed-energy weapons
Electric fields
Employment
Energy
Equipment and supplies
Lasers
Military weapons
Product development
R&D
Research & development
Unmanned aerial vehicles
Vehicles
Weapons
Weather
United States
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Summary:According to the Quadrennial Defense Review Report of 2006, new capabilities [are] needed by Combatant Commanders to confront asymmetric threats. Because the atmosphere decays exponentially with height, its effects on HEL/HPM propagation vary most dramatically in the vertical. [...] a definition of the atmosphere's vertical structure is in order.
ISSN:1555-385X
1554-2505