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DIRECTED ENERGY
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY
Employment of DE Weapons Conference 2009 |
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6-10 April 2009 |
Monterey, California | |
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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.
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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 fourth annual Employment of Directed Energy Weapons Conference will
be held on 6-10 April 2009 to investigate issues surrounding the employment of DE weapons.
Conference Highlights
- Technical presentations and poster papers
- Invited speakers
- Short courses
- Evening reception
- Exhibits
- One of five conferences making up the DE Systems Symposium
- Attendance at all sessions is limited to U.S. citizens with a classified visit request
on file and who are employees of the U.S. government or its contractors.
Details regarding conference location, security restrictions, and short courses, as well as
fees and registration are shared among all conferences making up the Systems Symposium and can be found
on the main Systems Symposium page.
Previous Conference
Information about the previous Employment of DE Weapons Conferences is available.
Conference Committee
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