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DIRECTED ENERGY
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY
RF Directed Energy Weapons Conference |
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13-17 September 2010 |
Shrivenham, United Kingdom | |
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A Joint UK-US Conference
Held this Year in the United Kingdom
Progress in the development and application of high power RF directed energy weapon (DEW) technologies for military
missions was explored in this conference, the sixth in a series
of DEPS conferences specifically devoted to high power RF.
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| Defence Academy campus at Shrivenham
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The program of this joint US/UK conference was organized around six focus areas emphasizing topics of interest
to the community:
- RF DEW Weapon Concepts and Military Utility
- RF DEW System Engineering and Integration
- RF DEW Technologies
- RF DEW Effects and Testing
- Protection Against RF DEW
- Overarching Issues (Legal/Policy/Doctrine)
This conference was specifically designed for SECRET US and UK discussions and presentations and participation
was limited to U.S. and U.K. citizens with the proper visit request on file.
Overview Agenda
An overview of the conference agenda is offered below. The final program may have varied somewhat from this overview.
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Monday, 13 September |
| 0800-1700 |
Short Course: Introduction to HPM Sources
Dr. Alan Phelps, Strathclyde University |
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Tuesday, 14 September |
| a.m. |
Plenary Session, Intelligence Overview, and Legal Panel
Dr Martin Hubbard, Defence Science Technology Laboratory
Dr Kirk Hackett, Air Force Research Laboratory |
| p.m. |
Weapon Concepts and Military Utility
David Ball, Defence Science Technology Laboratory
Robert Torres, Air Force Research Laboratory |
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Wednesday, 15 September |
| a.m. |
RF DEW Engineering and System Integration
Dr Roger Griffiths, MBDA
Dr Tim Andreadis, Navy Research Laboratory |
| p.m. |
RF DEW Biological Effects and Testing
Dr John Tattersall, Defence Science Technology Laboratory
Dr Jeff Whitmore, Air Force Research Laboratory |
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Thursday, 16 September |
| a.m. |
RF DEW Effects and Testing
Dr Anthony Wraight, QinetiQ Inc
Dr Larry Altgilbers, US Army Space and Missile Defense Command |
| lunch |
Poster Session |
| p.m. |
Foreign Capability and Protection
Dr Chris Spikings, BAE Systems
Kelly McDonald, Navy Air Systems Command |
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Friday, 17 September |
| a.m. |
RF DEW Technologies
Prof Ivor Smith, Loughborough University
Aaron Dougherty, Navy Research Laboratory |
| noon |
Conference Adjourns |
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Location & Accommodations
The technical sessions of the Conference were held at the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom,
Shrivenham, which lies between Swindon and Oxford, west of London.
The conference hotel was the Swindon Marriott
located on Pipers Way in Swindon, SN3 1SH United Kingdom.
Conference Committee
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