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1 online resource (ii, 40 pages) : color illustrations |
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text txt rdacontent |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
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"April 2023." |
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"GAO-23-105868." |
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In scope of the U.S. Government Publishing Office Cataloging and Indexing Program (C&I) and Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP). |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Background -- DOD and military departments have undertaken steps to coordinate on and develop multiple types of DE weapons -- Two military departments have not consistently taken steps to support DE technology transition -- Conclusions -- Recommendations for executive action -- Agency comments and our evaluation -- Appendices. |
| Summary |
DOD spends about $1 billion annually on directed energy--concentrated electromagnetic energy--weapons, including high energy lasers and high power microwaves. DOD has pursued these potentially transformative technologies for decades because they could provide considerable advantages. They can deliver destructive or disruptive effects to targets at the speed of light and have potentially significant advantages over kinetic weapons, such as missiles, including lower per-use cost. This report (1) describes the status of DOD and military department directed energy weapon efforts, and (2) assesses challenges with transitioning directed energy weapon efforts from prototyping. GAO selected seven directed energy efforts to obtain insights on a variety of types of efforts, intended uses environment, and military departments. GAO is making four recommendations to DOD, including that the Navy and the Air Force develop transition agreements between prototype developers and planned transition partners. |
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Description based on online resource; title from PDF cover (GAO, viewed April 19, 2023). |
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United States. Department of Defense -- Weapons systems -- Technological innovations -- Planning -- Evaluation.
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United States. Department of Defense
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Directed-energy weapons -- Planning.
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Military research -- United States -- Management.
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Military-industrial complex -- United States -- Management.
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Military planning -- United States.
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Military planning
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Military research -- Management
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United States https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq
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Directed energy weapons: Department of Defense should focus on transition planning |
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DOD should focus on transition planning |
| Running Title |
GAO-23-105868 Directed energy weapons |
| Gpo Item No. |
0546-D (online) |
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GA 1.13:GAO-23-105868 |
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