Accession Number:

AD1168070

Title:

Department of Defense Initiatives on High Energy Lasers Have Been Responsive to Congressional Direction

Descriptive Note:

[Technical Report, Congressional Report]

Corporate Author:

United States Government Accountability Office

Personal Author(s):

• Francis, Paul L

Report Date:

2005-05-18

Pagination or Media Count:

40

Abstract:

The HEL Joint Technology Office JTO was formed in June 2000 as the principal organization to implement the recommendations of DODs HEL Master Plan. It functions as the advocate for DODs HEL technology development and funds high priority science and technology efforts that are expected to have significant impact on long-term laser weapon requirements of the military services. In addition to the HEL projects sponsored by the JTO, each of the military services, the Missile Defense Agency, and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency sponsor HEL science and technology efforts.

Descriptors:

• lasers
• laser beams
• united states government
• department of defense
• law
• congress
• free electron lasers
• free electrons
• governments
• high energy lasers
• air force
• high energy
• national security
• solid state lasers
• chemical lasers
• electrons
• house of representatives

Subject Categories:

• Government and Political Science
• Lasers and Masers

Distribution Statement:

[A, Approved For Public Release]