U.S. Government Other Transaction Authorities and Department of Defense Other Transaction Agreements
Is there a comprehensive list of Other Transaction Authorities (OTAs) and the Other Transaction (OT) agreements associated with them?
Directed Energy
Weapons that emit energy in an aimed direction without the means of a projectile.
Recent Inquiries
Nanosecond vs. Femtosecond Pulse Width Lasers for Directed-Energy Applications
Have nanosecond vs. femtosecond laser trade-off analyses for directed-energy (DE) applications been done before?
Low SWaP Laser Designators for Mini-UAVs and Handheld Targeting Systems
Are there any low size, weight, and power (SWaP)Â LDs available for military use in mini-UAS and/or handheld targeting systems?
Articles
Machine Learning Helps Ease the Jitters of High-Power Lasers
Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have made a breakthrough in laser technology by using machine learning (ML) to help stabilize a high-power laser. This advancement, spearheaded by Berkeley…
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s NIKE Laser-Target Facility Helps to Advance Department of Defense Nuclear Mission
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has announced a new strategic direction for its NIKE laser-target facility to align its world-class capabilities with the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) nuclear strategic priorities….
Penn State Launches Center of Excellence in Directed Energy
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State recently launched the Center of Excellence in Directed Energy (CEDE), a University-wide center designed to conduct basic research on focused energy—like lasers or microwaves—to develop new applications and build…
Webinars
Antenna Systems for Space Applications at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Antenna developments for space applications have a long history at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Starting from the 1970s, Voyager; Galileo; Cassini; the Shutter Radar Topography mission; and, more recently,…
Experimental Protective Coatings for CDEW Applications
Researchers have taken many avenues to mitigate how high-energy laser (HEL) weapons affect platform survivability because of size, weight, performance, and cost factors. Protective coatings offer a cheap, lightweight option for counter directed energy weapons…
High-Power, Radio Frequency/Microwave, Directed Energy Weapons Models and Simulations
This webinar presentation will provide a survey overview of the state of the art in modeling and simulation (M&S) tools related to researching and developing high-power, radio frequency/microwave, directed energy weapons (HPM DEWs) and evaluating…
Events
2025 Pacific Operational Science & Technology (POST) Conference
Join NDIA and the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command for the 2025 Pacific Operational Science & Technology (POST) Conference. This event promises to deliver a platform for collaboration, innovation, and exploration of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)…
Cyber Electromagnetic Activity (CEMA) 2024 Conference
The 10th Annual CEMA Conference comes at a critical inflection point for electronic warfare (EW). After a 30+ year hiatus, the Army is on the cusp of fielding a variety of terrestrial and airborne EW…
EWA Technical Conference and the Dixie Crow Symposium
The 48th Dixie Crow Technical Symposium will take place at the Century of Flight Hangar Museum of Aviation, located on Robins Air Force Base (AFB), GA. Events include technical short courses, electromagnetic warfare (EW)/intelligence, surveillance,…