CRS R46925: DoD Directed Energy Weapons, Background and Issues for Congress

Government Record · Jennifer DiMascio; Andrew Feickert; Ronald O’Rourke; Kelley M. Sayler · July 11, 2024

Congressional Research Service, 2024: DoD defines directed energy weapons as using concentrated electromagnetic energy to disable or destroy equipment, facilities or personnel. Reviews THOR, laser Strykers, the microwave system and the Navy's HELIOS laser.

DOD defines directed energy weapons as those using concentrated electromagnetic energy, rather than kinetic energy, to “incapacitate, damage, disable, or destroy enemy equipment, facilities, and/or personnel.

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Congressional Research Service, 2024: DoD defines directed energy weapons as using concentrated electromagnetic energy to disable or destroy equipment, facilities or personnel. Reviews THOR, laser Strykers, the microwave system and the Navy's HELIOS laser.

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