Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-242) and index.
Contents:
Directed energy milestones -- Prelude : a world-changing, disruptive technology -- The promise of directed energy -- What exactly is directed energy? -- The military effectiveness of directed energy -- The problem with directed energy -- The difference between lasers and high-power microwaves -- Prophets of the revolution : high-energy laser weapons -- The Department of Defense wakes up -- Prophets of the revolution : high-power microwaves -- The world's first force field : the Active Denial System -- The birth of the airborne laser -- ABL : the airborne laser -- Making high-energy lasers a global weapon -- Other major DE weapons programs -- The day after tomorrow -- The next generation : fibers, phasing, and terahertz -- This is the end -- Appendix: Types of lasers.
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