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FROM LAB TO LETHALITY: INTEGRATING DIRECTED ENERGY FOR USE BY THE WARFIGHTER

The conference draws together military users, capability leads, and procurement professionals with leading experts and industry professionals who are able to advise and provide systems capable of addressing various operational scenarios.

Confirmed DES20 speakers include:

• Mr. Corry Cox, Director for Research and Technology, US Army Space and Missile Defense Command
• Dr Shari Feth, Director, Innovation, S&T, U.S Missile Defense Agency
• Mr. Adam Aberle, Chief Engineer for the Directed Energy Project Office, US Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office
• Dr. Jeffrey Boulware, Technical Director and Deputy Division Chief, Joint Integrated Air and Missile Defense Organization (JIAMDO)
• Mr. Creid Johnson, Divisional Director, ACC/A5X Futures Division, US Air Force
• Mr. Keith Rigby, Principal Technologist, Weapons Integration, BAE Systems

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Drone Swarms and Hypersonics have become particularly difficult challenges to counter in the military domain. One area which has shown promise in countering these threats is Directed Energy. Several nations world-wide have started investing in Directed Energy making it one of the fastest growing markets in the Full Spectrum Air Defence Domain. With relatively high accuracy and the promise of a “low cost per shot” has made the technology very appealing to forces world-wide. On top of this, DE technology has gone through some democratisation, transforming what was a technology reserved for super-powers to a technology major powers currently have a stake in. This report covers the markets of: France India Israel Japan Turkey UAE UK US

Projected to grow 21.5% CAGR by 2028, the multi-billion-dollar market for directed energy systems is larger than ever. Using electromagnetism in the place of projectiles, directed energy represents a paradigm shift in military capability - and it's here to stay. Learn more about the past, present, and future of this next-generation technology here.

The Joint Forum is co-located with three events: Directed Energy Systems, Full Spectrum Air Defence, and Military Radar and is Europe’s only international joint forum to cover all elements of air defence. This Attendee List showcases high-level attendees and industry experts that will be in attendance across the forum.

The Directed Energy Systems Conference is the Leading International Forum For The DES Community.

The “High Energy Laser Equipment System R&D Activities in Japan” presentation was delivered by Fumio WANI, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd in 2019 and will be a returning speaker at the Directed Energy Systems 2023 Conference.

A few topics this presentation explores are:

• High Energy COIL Beam Propagation Test
• Overview of Chemical Laser in Major Research Program
• Configuration of High Energy Laser Unit
• Laser Power vs. Magnification
• HEL Proto-type System Sequence
• Tracking Performance Test
• Comparison of Measured & Predicted Beam Profiles
• Trends of SM Fiber Laser Output Power
• Laser Output Spectrum of 2-3 kW Fiber Lasers

“The Status of High-Energy Laser Intercept Technology in South Korea” presentation was delivered by Dr. Youngchul Kim, Agency for Defence Development, Republic of Korea n the 2019 Directed Energy System Conference.

This presentation covers:

• The Status of Laser Technology
• The Experiments of the Laser for Counter UAS
• High Energy Laser Laboratory
• Gap Between Military and R&D
• How to Neutralize the Emerging Threats to ROK
• High Energy Laser S&T
• Laser R&D Priority to Operational Capabilities
• The future of laser for national defense