DefenceTalkDefenceTalkKIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. – The Air Force Research Laboratory Directed Energy Directorate recently held its newest wargaming, modeling and simulation event at Kirtland Air Force Base. The Directed Energy Utility Concept Experiment, or DEUCE, under the leadership of the directorate’s wargaming team, brought together F-16 pilots, F-15E weapon systems officers and an Airborne […]https://www.defencetalk.com/afrl-holds-new-directed-energy-wargaming-event-76705/

DefenceTalkAs stated in the National Defense Strategy, the United States needs to invest and accelerate the modernization of key capabilities to build a more lethal force. Michael D. Griffin, the undersecretary of defense for research and engineering, today spoke to more than 500 senior leaders from the U.S. government and defense industry to explore the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/senior-dod-official-discusses-future-of-directed-energy-weapons-71590/

DefenceTalkThe Beam Combined Fiber Laser is the Most Powerful Laser of Its Type Yet Demonstrated Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has completed the design, development and demonstration of a 60 kW-class beam combined fiber laser for the U.S. Army. In testing earlier this month, the Lockheed Martin laser produced a single beam of 58 kW, representing […]https://www.defencetalk.com/lockheed-to-deliver-world-record-setting-60kw-laser-to-u-s-army-69517/