The Air Force Research Laboratory Directed Energy Directorate has awarded a contract, the largest award of its kind, to BlueHalo to build a directed energy modeling and simulation virtual range.
The 10-year, $80 million effort will create, conduct and support simulated wargames for the Department of Defense and build a modeling and simulation virtual range dedicated to directed energy weapons, or DEWs. The virtual range will host directed energy utility concept events that familiarize joint warfighters with DEWs by providing the opportunity to face adversarial forces in a simulated environment.
These events, along with other military utility analysis studies, will provide AFRL with necessary tools to minimize capability gaps, better serve joint warfighters and focus future efforts to bring needed systems to operational activities. This contract went through the directed energy technology experimentation research process.
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AFRL partners with NMSU to test cooling solutions for directed energy weapons
Kirtland AFB NM (SPX) May 26, 2022
The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, Directed Energy Directorate recently signed a five-year Strategic Education Partnership Agreement (EPA) with New Mexico State University (NMSU) in Las Cruces that extends the loan of a laser diode system NMSU will use in testing novel cooling solutions for directed energy laser and high power microwave systems.
"Heat is one of the major bottlenecks for an efficient deployment of directed energy weapons, or DEWs," said Dr. Sean Ross, AFRL deputy high ener ... read more
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