The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Directed Energy Directorate is the Air Force's center of expertise for directed energy and optical technologies. The Directed Energy Directorate focuses in four core technical competencies: Laser Systems, High Power Electromagnetics, Weapons Modeling and Simulation, and Directed Energy and Electro-Optics for Space Superiority. AFRL pioneered the first and only megawatt class airborne laser and is a leader in ground-based space imagining using adaptive optics with our 3.5 meter telescope in New Mexico and a 3.6 meter telescope in Hawaii. The lab is transitioning game-changing counter-electronics weapon technologies that can degrade, damage or destroy electronic systems with minimum collateral damage. Tour of the Starfire Optical Range (SOR) Facility Tour of the Laser Effects Test Facility (LETF) and SPIDERWorks The Technology Applications Division of the Air Force Research Laboratory's Directed Energy Directorate concentrates on supporting directed energy developing technologies and transitioning that research to the front-line. The Systems Engineering and Analysis Branch supports concept development, system performance, utility assessment, modeling and simulation, plus war gaming efforts to ensure AFRL directed energy technology concepts meet warfighter needs. The Systems Engineering and Analysis Branch manage three directed energy specialist teams: Simulation, Systems Integration, and Systems Assessment. SPIDERWorks (Solving Problems using Innovative Directed Energy Research Workshop) proactively solves customer problems using near-term directed energy solutions; focusing on innovation over invention. This team specializes in low-cost, short-term programs.
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