Dr. David C. Stoudt Senior Director, Naval Capabilities & Readiness Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of the Navy for Plans, Policy, Oversight, and Integration Naval Directed Energy Way Ahead America Society of Naval Engineers Day 2014 Electric Ships’ Requirements and Mission Systems Panel 20 February 2014 DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
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Dr. David C. Stoudt
Senior Director, Naval Capabilities & Readiness
Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of the Navy
for Plans, Policy, Oversight, and Integration
Naval Directed Energy Way Ahead
America Society of Naval Engineers Day 2014
Electric Ships’ Requirements and Mission Systems Panel
20 February 2014
DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
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Why Directed Energy Weapons?
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 Directed Energy Weapons address existing Mission Requirements/Gaps
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Time to infuse the Naval Directed Energy Vision and Strategy goals,
principles, priorities, and objectives into strategic plans, roadmaps,
and associated implementation activities across the DON Enterprise
UNSECNAV Robert O. Work
Surface Navy Association National Symposium
January 18, 2013
“Woe to us if we lose the
race to directed energy
weapons and
electromagnetic
railguns,” … “That’s not
going to be a future that
we want.”
CMC Gen. James F. Amos
Naval S&T Partnership Conference
October 23, 2012
“These [non-lethal]
capabilities truly help
minimize casualties
while providing
escalation of force
options and an assist
to our national
strategic objectives. I
encourage your efforts
in the experimentation
of this technology …”
CNO ADM Jonathan W. Greenert
Transformation Goals to Meet New and Emerging Threats
July 28, 2011
“We will also focus on
supporting the
development of
emerging technologies
we think hold the
greatest promise for
future naval and joint
warfighting (such as
the railgun, Free
Energy Laser, and
Directed Energy).”
DON Leadership Views on DE
“Our directed energy
initiatives, and
specifically the solid –
state laser, are among
our highest priority
S&T programs.”
CNR RADM Matthew Klunder
Sea-Air-Space Symposium
April 8, 2013
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Naval Directed Energy Steering
Group (NDESG)
• SECNAV initiative to deliver a synchronized, fiscally-informed plan that aligns DE investments with roadmaps across DOTMLPF spectrum to address near-term fleet capability gaps and long-range vision for fleet implementation of DE
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POLICY / LEGAL
MISSIONS / CONOPS
S&T / R&D
SYSTEMS & PLATFORMS
THREAT ASSESSMENT
SEA AIR LAND CYBER SPACE
Near-Term (2015-2019)
Mid-Term (2020-2025)
Far-Term (2026-2035)
PROGRAM GUIDANCE & INVESTMENTS
DOTMLPF
ROADMAP
DE Vision-Strategy-Roadmap
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A Directed Energy Vision for U.S. Naval Forces
Advances in high and low energy lasers and high-power radio frequency
technologies enable a new class of weapons - directed energy weapons (DEWs)
- that could be highly effective in the future battlespace. We will capitalize on
these advances by providing our Sailors and Marines robust DEWs and
countermeasures to complement our legacy and future kinetic and electronic
warfare weapon systems, thereby dramatically improving the effectiveness of
our naval forces against a diverse range of 21st Century threats.
• DoN will focus its DE investments on those technologies that improve
effectiveness of naval forces against a diverse range of threats
– Early focus on defeating IED’s; rockets, artillery, and mortars; ISR systems; fast-
attack craft; fixed and rotary-wing aviation; and subsonic anti-ship cruise missiles
– Longer term focus on defeating supersonic cruise missiles and ballistic missiles
• DoN will field initial DEW capabilities in near-term to provide our fleet
and operating forces with ability to address identified critical mission
capability gaps while learning invaluable fielding and employment
lessons that will inform our way ahead
– A measured approach toward DEW S&T and R&D activities and their transition to
acquisition programs based on operational requirements, technological maturity,
demonstrated performance, and ease of systems integration affordability
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U.S. Naval Directed Energy Strategy
Near-Term Objectives
Provides a unified Department of the Navy Strategy to guide development of
Directed Energy technology and establish guiding principles, strategic goals,
overarching objectives, mission area priorities, and the roles and responsibilities
across the Navy and Marine Corps [signed 12 July 2012]
Mission Planning &
Program Development • Prioritize DEW missions
• Perform DoN Capabilities
Based Analyses leading to
ICDs and AoAs necessary to
establish Program of Record
(PoR)
• Establish PoRs to include
addressing DOTMLPF and
inform naval power and
energy requirements
• Deliver satellite predictive
avoidance, decentralized
propagation fire control
system to enable operational
employment of HEL systems
Naval Warfare DEW Applications • Develop and demonstrate combat
prototype 20-100 kW class laser
weapons systems leading to PoRs
• Develop HPRF supporting
technologies to incorporate into
existing PoRs
• Deliver enhanced C-IED capabilities
to improve warfighter support
• Demonstrate combat prototype
HPRF systems
Counter-DEW • Systematically evaluate
adversary DEW capabilities,
consider material and non-
material approaches to ensure
continued freedom of action
• Identify platforms, systems,
and other capabilities that are
vulnerable to adversary DEWs;
institute programs to
reduce/eliminate risks
• Invest in technologies and
TTPs to counter various DEWs
• Manage availability of test
ranges, facilities, test platforms
instrumentation, and targets to
support C-DEW vulnerability
studies and mitigation testing
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Naval Directed Energy Roadmap
• Aligns and prioritizes DoN DE investments in near- (2-5 years),
mid- (5-10 years), and far-term (10-20 years) based on naval
capability gaps, potential military utility, and technical maturity
while emphasizing total ownership cost
• Provide DoN Leadership a snapshot of key drivers, decision
points, and opportunities to shape technology/program
development, transition to the Fleet, and investment strategy
• Near-term DE roadmap development is in progress
– Goal for completion and approval: Spring 2014
• Goal for Mid- and Far-Term Roadmaps completion and