naval surface warfare center dahlgren division

Naval Surface Warfare CenterDahlgren Division

Presented by

WELCOMEDirected Energy

Dr. Christopher LloydDistinguished Scientist for Laser Weapon LethalityNSWC Dahlgren

Sea Air Space 2021 Attendees

August 4, 2021

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A. Approved for public release: distribution unlimited.

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Dahlgren Division Capabilities

OrdnanceTesting

Integrated Training

Advanced Combat Systems

RF/EO/IR/OHDSensors

Naval Automation (AI/ML/Quantum)

Integrated WarfareSystems Laboratory

Naval Electric Weapons

Fire ControlSystems

Cybersecurity Engineering

DigitalEngineering

E3 Testing

Test and Evaluation


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DoD DE Strategy Alignment

Air and Missile Defense: The Naval Service will continue to invest in next-generation aircraft; defensive missile systems; advanced sensors, such as the Marine Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar; the Navy Air and Missile Defense Radar; and emerging technologies, such as directed energy weapons that free-up magazine capacity for additional offensive weapons.

Tri-Service Maritime Strategy – Dec 2020

Capabilities Objective: A Navy capable of projecting synchronized lethal and non-lethal effects across all domains. We will deploy the Naval Operational Architecture by the middle of this decade; an array of counter-C5ISRT capabilities; weapons of increasing range and speed; and a directed-energy system capable of defeating anti-ship cruise missiles.

CNO Navigation Plan - Jan 2021

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Meet the Challenges facing the Navy• Defeat Anti-Access capabilities

– Potential adversaries threatening to restrict Navy freedom to operate

– Logistics & cost of using $2M weapons against $50k threat

– Directed Energy puts us on the right side of the “cost curve”

• Expand magazine depth– Only limited by fuel onboard– Reduce at-sea weapons resupply

• Address ROE challenges– Enable Real-Time Combat ID & Intent

Determination– Speed of light delivery– Precise engagement– Graduated effects

Directed Energy Weapons address existing Mission Requirements/Gaps

Why Directed Energy Weapons?


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High Energy Laser Weapons OV-1

Tracking / Combat ID / Surveillance

Destructive Directed Energy

Reversible Directed Energy

Link / CEC

Missiles

Gunfire

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DE Facilities at NSWCDD Naval Directed Energy Center

– Multi-phase facility expansion– Sited on the Potomac River Test Range– Technology evaluation and development– Lethality and vulnerability analysis– Mission/engagement analysis– System engineering and integration– Countermeasures to DE threats– Capability gap analysis and support for

requirements development– Concept development and demonstration

High Power Microwave – Open air test– Reverb/anechoic chambers

High Energy Laser– Land-to-land over water– Backstop facility– 100 kW of fiber laser power– 110 meter indoor range

CETFAC

NDEC

Laser System Development

LabBldg. 297

Shock Tube Road

1.2 km

Warfare Analysis Facility(WAF)

Bldg. 1502

Directed EnergySystem Integration

Bldg. 194

FAST, HIVAR, PUPFAC & HEPPTL

Bldg. 1495, Bldg. 1118,

Bldg. 1120 & Bldg. 1123

Dahlgren CommandBldg. 180

MOATS(Citadel) Bldg. 1332

& (Bastille) Bldg. 1334

Q DepartmentQ20 Labs &

FacilitiesBldg. 1470

DEWOE10 Labs &

FacilitiesBldg. 213

Laser Test Pad

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Presenter

Presentation Notes

Currently, the laboratory’s roof-top platform allows for operation and testing of laser systems across the Potomac River Test Range where naval guns have been tested since 1918. From this platform, HEL operations can be conducted over to the Combined Experimental Test Facility (CETFAC), a two story laser backstop located two to three kilometers across the water. “The facility – coupled with our indoor and outdoor laser test capabilities – enhances the command’s ability to design, develop, test, and integrate next generation laser weapon systems for the Navy and is critical to the transition of these systems to the Fleet,”. -Indoor labs help grow our in-house S&T efforts as well as brass board and test concepts to be used in high fidelity prototypes. -Our high bays, and integration and software labs gives us the ability to deign and build sub scale and full scale prototypes. -Our EMC and vibration test facilities permit required environmental testing for the demands of at sea operation. -Our river test ranges permit near maritime environmental full scale testing up to 100KW of laser power with a full suite of environmental characterization. Our HPRF ranges permit testing of HPRF weapons effects. -LaWS, now on the USS PONCE was designed, built and tested at NSWCDD before being shipped to the Persian Gulf for installation. The top picture is the laser range and corridor here at Dahlgren. The following buildings highlighted in yellow in the bottom picture represent the following: CETFAC – (Combined Experimental Test Facility) is the two story laser backstop located two to three kilometers across the water NDEC – Is the Naval Directed Energy Center and is the primary location for High Energy Lasers Laser System Development Lab – is the primary location for all indoor testing of various lasers (i.e. laser lethality testing, effects, and HEL target evaluation) Dahlgren Command building – primary location of the CO and TD for NSWCDD. MOATS – (Maginot’ Open Air Test Site) – Used to conduct outdoor tests for High Power Radio Frequencies (HPRF) Directed Energy System Integration building (hanger) – Used to facilitate system integration for HPRF Warfare Analysis Facility (WAF) – Integration of Directed Energy weapons FAST (Fabrication Assembly and Test), HIVAR (High Voltage Advanced Research), PURFAC (Pulsed Power Facility) buildings – Used for HPRF testing of systems not ready for MOATS HEPPTL (High Energy Pulsed Power Research Lab)building – Is used primary for rail gun

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Naval DE Capabilities & Missions


• Counter Sensor

• Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)

• Counter Vessel/Vehicle and Vessel Stopping

• Counter Material

• Counter-command, control, communications & computers (C-C4)

• Counter-IED; Explosive Hazard Defeat (EHD)

• Non-lethal Counter-Personnel

• Infrastructure attackVessel Stopping

Direct Inject Vehicle

C-IED

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Navy Laser Family of Systems (NLFoS)

N94

N96 DDG FLT IIAOptical Dazzling Interdictor, Navy

(ODIN)

DDG FLT IIASurface Navy Laser Weapon System

Increment 1 (HELIOS)

Investigation of Alternate Laser DesignRuggedized High Energy Laser (RHEL)

Other Service, Agency, and OSD Technology Initiatives

RDT&E Efforts

HEL C-ASCM Project (HELCAP)

Surface Navy Laser Weapon System Increment 2

Surface Navy Laser Weapon System Increment 3

LPD ClassSolid State Laser – Technology

Maturation (SSL-TM)

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Navy Laser Strategy

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HEL Testing on USS PORTLANDUS Navy YouTube Channel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWFGzoYod5M

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Thank You

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