October 19-21, 2020 l Digital Summit
Digital Day 2
9:00 - 11:50
Webinar Begins / Meeting Setting
11:50 - 12:00
Chairperson's Opening Remarks
Major General (Ret.) Al Shoffner -
Founder, Shoffner & Associates,
Former Commanding General, Fires Center of Excellence
Major General (Ret.) Al Shoffner
Founder, Shoffner & AssociatesFormer Commanding General, Fires Center of Excellence
12:00 - 12:30
Advancing Leading Edge DE Technologies via the Development of Advanced Concepts and Prototypes
DASD Timothy S. Dare -
Deputy Director for Prototyping and Software (DD(P&S)),
Under Secretary of Defense for Research & Engineering, Advanced Capabilities
DASD Dare supports USD(R&E)’s mission to develop capability overmatch for our Warfighters by establishing policy and advances leading edge technologies through the development of advanced technology concepts and prototypes. By working closely with interagency partners, academia, industry and governmental labs, he identifies, develops and demonstrates multi-domain technologies and concepts that address high-priority DoD, multi-Service, and Combatant Command warfighting gaps.
DASD Timothy S. Dare
Deputy Director for Prototyping and Software (DD(P&S))Under Secretary of Defense for Research & Engineering, Advanced Capabilities
12:30 - 13:00
Fundamentals of DE
Dr. David K. Abe -
Program Manager, Microsystems Technology Office,
DARPA
This session will highlight an overview of the fundamentals of directed energy to provide a refreshed look on this constantly evolving technology.
- Armed Service fundamental approach to DE: where is additional work required in the near-term
- Driving innovation for DE technologies
- Collaborative efforts to spur new capability
13:00 - 13:30
Morning Networking Break & Meetings
13:30 - 14:00
Overview of and Guidance Related to Modern DE Intermediate Force Capabilities in Development and/or Fielded through the DoD Non-Lethal Weapons Program to Enable the Joint Force to Successfully Compete across the Competition Continuum
Colonel Wendell B. Leimbach, USMC -
Director, Department of Defense Joint Intermediate Force Capabilities Office,
Department of Defense Non-Lethal Weapons Program
The Dept. of Defense Joint Intermediate Force Capabilities Office (JIFCO) recognizes that non-lethal directed energy weapons are key to addressing the Joint Force’s needs. The JIFCO, located at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., develops Intermediate Force Capabilities (IFCs) between presence and lethal effects in support of the Joint Force. The office provides programmatic recommendations and facilitates joint non-lethal weapons procurement by ensuring that funding supports the development of highly relevant next-generation IFCs.
Colonel Wendell B. Leimbach, USMC
Director, Department of Defense Joint Intermediate Force Capabilities OfficeDepartment of Defense Non-Lethal Weapons Program
14:00 - 14:30
Improving Laser Power Measurement Techniques
Paul Williams -
Leader, High Power Laser Applications,
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
- Assessing performance (output power) of new and existing HEL and HPM systems
- New technologies enabling measurements of extremely high laser and microwave powers
- Developments to assess accuracy of laser/microwave intensity distribution
Paul Williams
Leader, High Power Laser ApplicationsNational Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
14:30 - 15:00
Afternoon Networking Break & Meetings
15:00 - 15:30
Enhancing Warfighter Survivability Against DEWs and Threats
Richard Shoge, Ph.D. -
Senior Scientist, Injury Prevention and Reduction Program Manager, Military Operational Medicine Research Program,
US Army Medical Research and Development Command
- Prevent and reducing DE-related injuries
- US Army lines of effort to better understand DE threats
- Major protection lines of effort
Richard Shoge, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist, Injury Prevention and Reduction Program Manager, Military Operational Medicine Research ProgramUS Army Medical Research and Development Command
15:30 - 16:00
Leveraging DE Technologies to Enable Planetary Defense: The DE-STAR Program
Dr. Philip Lubin -
Director, Experimental Cosmology Laboratory, Space Research Laboratory, Interstellar Center,
University of California, Santa Barbara
DE-STAR or Directed Energy System for Targeting of Asteroids and Exploration (DE-STAR) is a proposed system to deflect asteroids, comets, and other near-Earth objects that pose a credible risk of impact. With massive applications across the DoD ecosystem, this program is poised to draw interest due to the ongoing conversations about potentially leveraging DE in space as a means to meet next-gen missile threats.
Dr. Philip Lubin
Director, Experimental Cosmology Laboratory, Space Research Laboratory, Interstellar CenterUniversity of California, Santa Barbara
16:00 - 16:15
Chairperson Closing Remarks
Major General (Ret.) Al Shoffner -
Founder, Shoffner & Associates,
Former Commanding General, Fires Center of Excellence
Major General (Ret.) Al Shoffner
Founder, Shoffner & AssociatesFormer Commanding General, Fires Center of Excellence
