The U.S. Office of Naval Research (ONR) in Arlington, Va., is interested in receiving research proposals on the best technologies for Counter Directed Energy Weapons (CDEW) to protect Navy and Marine Corps ships, submarines, aircraft, and other weapons from directed-energy weapons such as high-energy laser technology, non-lethal weapons like laser “dazzlers,” high power microwave transmitters, particle beam technology, or pulsed high power electromagnetic systems. Navy leaders also want advice from industry and academia on whether new systems are necessary for this purpose, or if existing Navy weapons may provide solutions to countering directed-energy threats. Pulsed high power electromagnetic systems can create effects similar to electromagnetic pulse (EMP), which results for nuclear explosions. The total amount of contract and grand awards for this program may be as much as $15 million over the six years from 2010 to 2015.For more details on this broad agency announcement, visit the Federal Business Opportunities website.
Navy Seeks Ideas for Countering Directed Energy Weapons
