SBIR-STTR Award

Recent successes with directed energy weapon technology have developed many innovative and practical beam control systems and components. However, the existing systems were not engineered for a ship self-defense mission. This mission places a different set of constraints on the system design based on the naval host platform and the target characteristics and behavior. In this SBIR, the Brashear LP team will use its broad experience with the major directed energy weapons programs to develop a beam control system suited to ship self-defense. Benefits Building a Beam director for ship self defense, Costal defense using directed energy weapons and directed IR countermeasures. Keywords Naval Beam Control Architecture, Aim Point Selection , Ship Self Defense fluence budget, Naval Beam Control System Budget

The Lightweight Beam Director Phase II effort will develop a beam director and beam control concept for use in DARPA programs. Brashear LP will incorporate advanced, lightweight mirror designs, innovative design approaches, advanced/lightweight materials and new control systems approaches as necessary to develop a beam director concept suitable for use with the DARPA lasers under development.

Keywords:
BEAM DIRECTOR, LIGHTWEIGHT, BEAM CONTROL, HIGH ENERGY LASER, POINTER/TRACKER