Navy eyes prototypes in electromagnetic weapons, high-power microwave, and laser weapons to protect ships
Oct. 17, 2024
Envisioneering will look into ultra-short-pulse (USP) and high-energy lasers to improve countermeasures in the RF, millimeter wave, infrared bands.
John Keller
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Navy electromagnetic warfare experts needed prototypes and evaluation of high-power RF and millimeter wave effects and technologies to help protect naval warships. They found a solution from Envisioneering Inc. in Alexandria, Va.
Officials of the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) in Washington announced a $99 million contract to Envisioneering last month for research support in high-power electromagnetic systems development, application, and testing.
Envisioneering experts will help design prototype high-power RF electromagnetic weapons, and help evaluate RF and millimeter wave effects and technologies to help safeguard Navy surface warships.
Envisioneering also will look into ultra-short-pulse (USP) and high-energy laser technologies to improve countermeasures in the RF, millimeter wave, infrared bands to counter future enemy missiles, improvised explosive devices (IEDs), uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs), and attacking swarms of small boats.
https://www.militaryaerospace.com/power/article/55236015/electromagnetic-weapons-high-power-microwave-laser-weapons
