Directed Energy Weapons 2011

Preparing Directed Energy for the Battlefield

Directed Energy promises to be one of the key issues of the twenty-first century, with an ever expanding array of applications in the military sphere. After years of investment, directed energy weapons are beginning to make an appearance on the modern battlefield.

Entering its 8th consecutive year DEW 2011 promises a well balanced speaker panel comprising of both senior scientists and military figures. The agenda will address key developments in the field of High Energy Laser (HEL), High Powered Microwaves (HPM) and less-than-lethal weaponry, whilst also assessing the effects and concepts of operation behind these weapons.

Highlights from the agenda include:

An exclusive briefing from the Russian Academy of Sciences on the latest High Power Microwave electronics research being conducted in Russia
European advances surrounding electronic and cyber system vulnerability to HPM, and what Countermeasures can be put in place to protect your assets
Assessments by the US Air Combat Centre and Netherlands TNO on the future of DEW in military operations, and apply their findings to your projects
Learn the latest from military DEW projects, including the US Active Denial System and Italian MoD Directed Energy STOpper (DESTO), to keep you at the forefront of next generation weapon development
Gain insights into the latest technical developments from research organisations around the world, including work being done into power generation, switching and storage, solid state lasers, high powered fibre lasers and microwave pulse energy
Hear the latest on DEW bio-effects and safety considerations from the UK MoD, US DoD and Karolinska Institutet

Pre Conference Workshops: 22nd February 2011

Speaker and Presenter Information

Chairman Dr Chris Pell, Chairman of UK DEW Special Interest Group and an Independent Member of MoD�s Defence Scientific Advisory Council Col Joseph Skaja, Chief of Electronic Warfare, Information Operations and Directed Energy Division, Air Combat Centre Maj Gen (ret�d) George Harrison, Director, Strategic Initiatives, Georgia Technology Research Institute Capt Massimo Annati, Italian Navy and Deputy Director of the European Working Group on Non-Lethal Weapons Professor Gennady Mesyats, Vice-President, Russian Academy of Sciences Mark Neice, Director, High Energy Laser Joint Technology Office, US DoD Dr Prasad Akkapeddi, US Army Asymmetric Warfare Office, Threats and Solutions Division, US DoD Peter Prodzenko, US Army Asymmetric Warfare Office, Threats and Solutions Division, US DoD Avi Schnurr, Executive Director, Israeli Missile Defence Association Founder and Director of Tactical High Energy Laser Program And many more...