Challenges & Solutionsfor the 21
st
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Applications Across Land, Air, and Sea
Challenges & Solutionsfor the 21
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Century
Volume 7, Issue No. 4
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Table of Contents
Directed Energy
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Leading Edge Directed-Energy RDT&E
Captain Michael H. Smith
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Directed-Energy Topics in This Issue
Mr. Dale Sisson
Past, Present, and Future
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Naval Directed-Energy Weapons —No Longer a Future Weapon Concept
David C. Stoudt
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Historical Overview of Directed-Energy Work at Dahlgren
Stuart Moran
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History of Laser Weapon Research
Melissa Olson
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Laser Weapon System (LaWS) Adjunct to the Close-In Weapon System (CIWS)
Robin Staton and Robert Pawlak
RDT&E, Acquisition, and Warfare Management
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The Acquisition Challenge Associated With Directed-Energy RDT&E
Mike Kotzian
Technology, Modeling, and Assessment
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The Basics of Electric Weapons and Pulsed-Power Technologies
Stuart Moran
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Solid Modeling of Directed-Energy Systems
Joseph F. Sharrow
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A Fundamental Key to Next-Generation Directed-Energy Systems
Directed Energy Division, Electromagnetic and Sensor Systems Department
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Active Denial Array
Randy Woods and Matthew Ketner
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Directed Energy in the Military Environment
L Leedjia Svec, Jeremy Beer, and Dave Freeman
High-Power Microwave
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Directed Energy Using High-Power Microwave Technology
Jacob Walker and Matthew McQuage
High-Energy Laser
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Laser Counter Rocket, Artillery, and Mortar (C-RAM) Efforts
Michael Libeau
Nonlethal Capabilities
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Multifrequency Radio-Frequency (RF) Vehicle Stopper
Stephen A. Merryman
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High-Power Electrical Vehicle-Stopping Systems
Jordan Chaparro and Melanie Everton
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Nonlethal Small-Vessel Stopping With High-PowerMicrowave Technology
Jacob Walker
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Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD)
Captain Michael H. Smith,
Commander
Carl R. Siel, Jr.,
echnical Director
David C. Stoudt,
Distinguished Engineer or Directed Energy (S) and NAVSEA echnical Warrant or Directed Energy and Electric Weapon Systems
Janice Miller,
Corporate Communications Director (Acting)
Steve Zehring,
Managing Editor
Margie Stevens,
Production Coordinator
Patrice Waits,
Editor & Layout
Clement Bryant,
Layout Design & Graphic Artist
Kellie Yeatman,
Graphic Artist
rey Hamlet,
Graphic Artist/3-D Modeling
Electromagnetic & Sensor Systems
Dale Sisson,
Head, Q Department
Brandy Anderson,
Graphic Artist/Cover Design
NSWCDD
Jordan ChaparroMelanie EvertonMatthew KetnerMichael LibeauMatthew McQuageStephen A. MerrymanStuart MoranMelissa OlsonRobert Pawlak Joseph F. Sharrow Robin StatonJacob WalkerRandy Woods
Defense Acquisition University
Mike Kotzian
Naval Medical Research Unit – San Antonio
Jeremy BeerDave FreemanL Leedjia Svec
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Leading Edge
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