DIRECTED ENERGY PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY Employment of DE Weapons Conference 2010 12-16 April 2010 Monterey, California The operational employment of directed energy (DE) weapons by U.S. forces is coming on a significant scale, well within the tenure of most current service members. Several DE systems hold promise for incorporation into the inventory within just a few years. The unique features of these weapons provide both special advantages to the military force and unique challenges. Photo courtesy of Monterey County CVB A consideration of these advantages and challenges before deployment can accelerate the transforming power of these weapons and minimize the possible downsides. Therefore, it is important that the DoD community consider all aspects of operations, training, and testing of DE weapons. This should include an understanding of current efforts and the definition of areas where additional effort is required to ensure rapid integration of these systems into the active inventory as soon as they become available. As a forum for these considerations, the fifth annual Employment of Directed Energy Weapons Conference was held on 12-16 April 2010 to investigate issues surrounding the employment of DE weapons. The conference was part of the Directed Energy Systems Symposium. Conference Highlights Technical presentations and poster papers Invited speakers Short courses Evening reception Exhibits One of six conferences making up the DE Systems Symposium Attendance at all sessions was limited to U.S. citizens with a classified visit request on file and who are employees of the U.S. government or its contractors. The goals of the Employment of Directed Energy Weapons Conference were to investigate and focus on the issues associated with the employment of directed energy weapons. This includes resolution of barriers, factors that could expedite the employment process and the status of particular systems. The conference included sessions on both high energy laser and high power microwave systems. Previous Conference Information about the previous Employment of DE Weapons Conferences is available. Conference Committee Conference Chair:     LTC John Hartke 845-938-8611 John.Hartke@usma.edu   Conference Coordinator:     Cynnamon Spain 505-998-4910 Cynnamon@deps.org   Short Courses:     Donna Storment 505-998-4910 Donna@deps.org   Copyright 2011 Directed Energy Professional Society   DHTML/JavaScript Menus by OpenCube

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