Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division
Transcript of Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division
Naval Surface Warfare CenterDahlgren Division
Presented by
WELCOMEDirected Energy
Dr. Christopher LloydDistinguished Scientist for Laser Weapon LethalityNSWC Dahlgren
Sea Air Space 2021 Attendees
August 4, 2021
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Dahlgren Division Capabilities
OrdnanceTesting
Integrated Training
Advanced Combat Systems
RF/EO/IR/OHDSensors
Naval Automation (AI/ML/Quantum)
Integrated WarfareSystems Laboratory
Naval Electric Weapons
Fire ControlSystems
Cybersecurity Engineering
DigitalEngineering
E3 Testing
Test and Evaluation
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DoD DE Strategy Alignment
Air and Missile Defense: The Naval Service will continue to invest in next-generation aircraft; defensive missile systems; advanced sensors, such as the Marine Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar; the Navy Air and Missile Defense Radar; and emerging technologies, such as directed energy weapons that free-up magazine capacity for additional offensive weapons.
Tri-Service Maritime Strategy – Dec 2020
Capabilities Objective: A Navy capable of projecting synchronized lethal and non-lethal effects across all domains. We will deploy the Naval Operational Architecture by the middle of this decade; an array of counter-C5ISRT capabilities; weapons of increasing range and speed; and a directed-energy system capable of defeating anti-ship cruise missiles.
CNO Navigation Plan - Jan 2021
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Meet the Challenges facing the Navy• Defeat Anti-Access capabilities
– Potential adversaries threatening to restrict Navy freedom to operate
– Logistics & cost of using $2M weapons against $50k threat
– Directed Energy puts us on the right side of the “cost curve”
• Expand magazine depth– Only limited by fuel onboard– Reduce at-sea weapons resupply
• Address ROE challenges– Enable Real-Time Combat ID & Intent
Determination– Speed of light delivery– Precise engagement– Graduated effects
Directed Energy Weapons address existing Mission Requirements/Gaps
Why Directed Energy Weapons?
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High Energy Laser Weapons OV-1
Tracking / Combat ID / Surveillance
Destructive Directed Energy
Reversible Directed Energy
Link / CEC
Missiles
Gunfire
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DE Facilities at NSWCDD Naval Directed Energy Center
– Multi-phase facility expansion– Sited on the Potomac River Test Range– Technology evaluation and development– Lethality and vulnerability analysis– Mission/engagement analysis– System engineering and integration– Countermeasures to DE threats– Capability gap analysis and support for
requirements development– Concept development and demonstration
High Power Microwave – Open air test– Reverb/anechoic chambers
High Energy Laser– Land-to-land over water– Backstop facility– 100 kW of fiber laser power– 110 meter indoor range
CETFAC
NDEC
Laser System Development
LabBldg. 297
Shock Tube Road
1.2 km
Warfare Analysis Facility(WAF)
Bldg. 1502
Directed EnergySystem Integration
Bldg. 194
FAST, HIVAR, PUPFAC & HEPPTL
Bldg. 1495, Bldg. 1118,
Bldg. 1120 & Bldg. 1123
Dahlgren CommandBldg. 180
MOATS(Citadel) Bldg. 1332
& (Bastille) Bldg. 1334
Q DepartmentQ20 Labs &
FacilitiesBldg. 1470
DEWOE10 Labs &
FacilitiesBldg. 213
Laser Test Pad
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Naval DE Capabilities & Missions
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• Counter Sensor
• Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)
• Counter Vessel/Vehicle and Vessel Stopping
• Counter Material
• Counter-command, control, communications & computers (C-C4)
• Counter-IED; Explosive Hazard Defeat (EHD)
• Non-lethal Counter-Personnel
• Infrastructure attackVessel Stopping
Direct Inject Vehicle
C-IED
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Navy Laser Family of Systems (NLFoS)
N94
N96 DDG FLT IIAOptical Dazzling Interdictor, Navy
(ODIN)
DDG FLT IIASurface Navy Laser Weapon System
Increment 1 (HELIOS)
Investigation of Alternate Laser DesignRuggedized High Energy Laser (RHEL)
Other Service, Agency, and OSD Technology Initiatives
RDT&E Efforts
HEL C-ASCM Project (HELCAP)
Surface Navy Laser Weapon System Increment 2
Surface Navy Laser Weapon System Increment 3
LPD ClassSolid State Laser – Technology
Maturation (SSL-TM)
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Navy Laser Strategy
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HEL Testing on USS PORTLANDUS Navy YouTube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWFGzoYod5M
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Thank You