Main Day 2
8:00 am - 8:50 am Registration & Morning Networking
8:50 am - 9:00 am Chairperson’s Opening Remarks
9:00 am - 9:45 am Driving DE Technology Research to Bolster Navy Surface Ship Warfare System Lethality
- Efforts to incrementally develop laser weapons for Naval application: necessary next steps
- Updates on the Directed Energy System Integration Lab for 2021
- Supporting effective integration of DE capabilities for Naval assets
9:45 am - 10:30 am Coordinating HPM and DE Initiatives
10:30 am - 11:15 am Networking Break and Demo Drive
11:15 am - 12:00 pm Efforts to Integrate DE Weaponry and Capabilities across the USAF Enterprise
- AF DE efforts regarding precision engagement and aircraft self protect
- Utilizing defensive DE capabilities in support of counter UAS operations
- Current experimentation lines of effort to support US Airforce light plan
Dr. Michael Jiris
Chief Directed Energy Experimentation, AF Strategic Development Planning & ExperimentationUSAF
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm Understanding the Role of DE for USMC C-UAS Operations
- DE & Counter-UAS: efforts to utilize DE capabilities
- Current lines of effort for integration of DE into USMC operations
- Perspective towards 5-10 timeline for DE: the way ahead
12:45 pm - 1:45 pm Lunch
1:45 pm - 2:30 pm Michael McCarthy Speaking Session
2:30 pm - 3:15 pm Supporting DoD Laser R&D and T&E to Expedite Fielding and Operational Capacities
- Optimizing testing capacities to better understanding challenges associated with beam power & laser-scaling
- Testing challenges associated with power generation and management