A Systems Approach Towards High Energy Laser Implementation Aboard Navy Ships (English Edition) [Kindle-editie] beoordelingen het boek quotes

The next generation of naval surface vessels will feature a weapon system with pinpoint accuracy, deep magazines, lower cost per kill shot ratio (~ price of fuel), and delivery at the speed of light, this transformational weapon system will provide significant advantages over the conventional systems of today. The Free Electron Laser maintains the greatest potential to become the Navy’s first line of shipboard defense and possible a major component in the National Missile Defense Shield, this is possible because the Free Electron Laser will in theory be capable of scaling high power levels to that of the megawatt class which is considered the threshold for military application. The focus of this thesis was to study the implementation of this directed energy weapon from a systems perspective and to determine if such implementation is plausibly possible within the constraints of a naval platform. This thesis will discuss the components of implementation such as the electric drive, integrated power system, pointer-tracker system, etc., which are vital to the total ship weapon package.