Pentagon's top weapons tester to begin analyzing directed-energy systems

Abstract

The operational test and evaluation budget request for fiscal year 2018 includes $6 million "to fund generation of preliminary data and analysis of selected Directed Energy Laser Weapons Systems (DWS) characteristics, to include their delivery accuracy, reliability, and damage effects on the targets of interest," budget justification documents state. The testing office has chartered a Joint Laser Systems Effectiveness (JLaSE) Joint Test process "to develop, test, and evaluate tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP) to allow...