The fifth annual 2019 Directed Energy Summit was co-sponsored by Booz Allen and the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA). Discussions focused on the urgent need to acquire directed energy weapons to help counter significant existing and emerging threats.
Directed Energy: It's time to deliver
Lessons learned from rapid acquisition and prototyping in the development of directed energy weapons demonstrate the maturity of the technology and the need to accelerate its military transition.
Delivering on the promise of directed energy weapons means placing them in the hands of warfighters to support our national security. Join in the conversation with representatives from the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Joint Staff, Air Force, Army, Navy, and Marine Corps, legislators, and the U.S. defense industry.
To review the 2019 Directed Energy Summit discussion, read the highlights, or watch videos of last year’s presentations, see below.
Featured Speakers
Honorable Dr. Michael D. Griffin
Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, U.S. DoD
Admiral John M. Richardson
Chief of Naval Operations, U.S. Navy
Major General William T. Cooley
Commanding General, Air Force Research Laboratory, U.S. Air Force
