High Energy Laser Beam Director

Pulsed laser vulnerability test system.

High energy laser beam director.

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. A high energy laser hel beam director bd from l 3 brashear pittsburgh pa has been delivered to defence research and development canada drdc. Operational since june 1992 the pulsed laser vulnerability test system is a surrogate laser device capable of duplicating many tactical laser threat. 100 kw class laser scalable to 300 kw and larger.

A beam director subsystem and method for use in a weapons system. The beam director subsystem includes a source of electromagnetic radiation for generating a high energy laser hel beam. Both offer scalable and affordable approaches for military users. Proven technology for high energy solid state laser systems.

What is claimed is. By improving efficiency and beam quality. Drdc an agency of canada s department of national defence is the country s leader in defense and. Designed for all warfighting environments.

January 8 2019 closes. High energy laser weapon system. Mark skinner vice president directed energy northrop grumman aerospace systems. Dean putnam dean r putnam navy mil opens.

Placing a high energy laser hel weapon system into a submarine mast offers substantial covert offensive and defensive capability. Lightweight efficient thermal management. 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. 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.

The electromagnetic radiation is directed to a secondary mirror that reflects the electromagnetic radiation to a primary mirror for output of the hel beam. Compact high energy laser hel beam director navy sbir 2019 1 topic n191 025 navsea mr. Ottawa on canada to enhance drdc s mobile characterization and development laboratory. 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.

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. February 6 2019 8 00 pm et. A beam director system comprising. Compact hemispherical beam director.

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.