Directed Energy Weapons: Not Science Fiction according to the UK government
Hat tip to John Stone. The UK gov seeks proposals for more weapons
Background
Directed Energy Weapons (DEW) are systems capable of discrete target selection that emit laser or Radio Frequency (RF) energy as the primary means to cause disruptive, damaging or destructive effects on equipment or facilities. [What happened in Lahaina and northern California and some streets around the World Trade Center on 9/11/01?—Nass]
The vision of the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) is to make Directed Energy Weapons a realistic choice for our armed forces, which can contribute a decisive edge and sustain strategic advantage. The MOD is currently investing in several high-value demonstrators, including DragonFire and several projects integrating both RF and laser-based systems onto military platforms. DASA is supporting the department’s efforts to understand the next steps necessary to develop and introduce Directed Energy Weapons into service across Land, Sea and Air domains.
Scope
This Innovation Focus Area is seeking proposals which present ideas to contribute to the first generation [first? Doubt it—Nass] of deployed Directed Energy Weapons and help address departmental decisions as described above. We are interested in novel ideas to enhance the performance and/or reduce the size, mass and volume of the following system and sub system areas associated with laser and RF Directed Energy Weapons:
Laser and RF Source technology:
Amplifiers
Magnetrons
Fibre technology
Antenna design
System automation:
Target recognition
Aim-point selection
Target prioritisation
Engagement management
Advanced power and cooling technologies that can be ultimately integrated onto military platforms
Beam control
Fine pointing and tracking
Operation in adverse environmental conditions
Propagation
Target detection
Small non-cooperative targets
Battle Damage indication
Test and evaluation
The ability to characterise the effect achieved remotely and on small agile targets in real time.
Generic diagnostic tools and techniques for characterising the Directed Energy Weapon’s beam.
Successful suppliers will be asked to provide deliverables in the form of reports, presentations and/or demonstrations of innovations which should be detailed as part of the proposal. Collaboration is encouraged to allow for all factors to be considered during the projects, however, it is not mandatory.
Clarification
We are seeking proposals that:
show a creative or innovative approach within the areas described above
are between Technology Readiness Levels (TRL) 2 -6
have suggested project values of between £50k-£200k, with a maximum of £500k available at this time
have a maximum project duration of 12 months
We are not seeking proposals that:
are identical resubmission of previous bids to DASA or MOD without modification
provide solutions which are already commercial products
are solely literature reviews
offer demonstrations of off-the-shelf products requiring no experimental development (unless applied in a novel way to the challenge)
offer no real long-term prospect of integration into defence and security capabilities
offer no real prospect of out-competing existing technological solutions
Exploitation
For near term funded projects (<2 years), the exploitation route will emerge through several upcoming capability decisions and within the wider research programme. For longer term projects (2+ years) the aim will to be exploit relevant innovations in Directed Energy Weapon defence procurements, which is likely to be via strategic defence suppliers.
Find out more about how to apply
Contact a DASA Innovation Partner if you have an idea but are not sure if it is what we are looking for.
This IFA will reopen for submission of proposals from the 05 September 2023 (FY23/24 Cycle 4).
Damn, I thought this, like weather modification, was a bit far out.
I don't know why I thought they concocted a devious plan to create a panic - reaction - mitochondrial destroying injection to reduce the global population slowly and methodically.
Yet considered those technologies as too fringe and tin foil hat.
Things just keep on getting more and more Alex Jones/David Icke every day.
Any proof the Queen was a lizard yet?
Because... Surely there has to be limits on this madness.
As for weather weapons and directed energy weapons, back in 2001, former Congressman Dennis Kucinich introduced the Space Preservation Bill which was all about banning space based weapons. If you scroll down and read the text, you can read about all of the exotic weapons he believed they had (he wouldn't try to ban them unless he thought they had them):
H.R.2977 - Space Preservation Act of 2001
https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/2977/text
(2)(A) The terms ``weapon'' and ``weapons system'' mean a
device capable of any of the following:
(i) Damaging or destroying an object (whether in
outer space, in the atmosphere, or on earth) by--
(I) firing one or more projectiles to
collide with that object;
(II) detonating one or more explosive
devices in close proximity to that object;
(III) directing a source of energy
(including molecular or atomic energy,
subatomic particle beams, electromagnetic
radiation, plasma, or extremely low frequency
(ELF) or ultra low frequency (ULF) energy
radiation) against that object; or
(IV) any other unacknowledged or as yet
undeveloped means.
(ii) Inflicting death or injury on, or damaging or
destroying, a person (or the biological life, bodily
health, mental health, or physical and economic well-
being of a person)--
(I) through the use of any of the means
described in clause (i) or subparagraph (B);
(II) through the use of land-based, sea-
based, or space-based systems using radiation,
electromagnetic, psychotronic, sonic, laser, or
other energies directed at individual persons
or targeted populations for the purpose of
information war, mood management, or mind
control of such persons or populations; or
(III) by expelling chemical or biological
agents in the vicinity of a person.
(B) Such terms include exotic weapons systems such as--
(i) electronic, psychotronic, or information
weapons;
(ii) chemtrails;
(iii) high altitude ultra low frequency weapons
systems;
(iv) plasma, electromagnetic, sonic, or ultrasonic
weapons;
(v) laser weapons systems;
(vi) strategic, theater, tactical, or
extraterrestrial weapons; and
(vii) chemical, biological, environmental, climate,
or tectonic weapons.
(C) The term ``exotic weapons systems'' includes weapons
designed to damage space or natural ecosystems (such as the
ionosphere and upper atmosphere) or climate, weather, and
tectonic systems with the purpose of inducing damage or
destruction upon a target population or region on earth or in
space.
And here's what the criminal US govt was working on back in the WW2 days:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsunami_bomb
IMO, that demonstrates aspirational intent to develop weapons that could cause devastation that looked like a natural disaster.