Navy Shipboard Lasers for Surface, Air, and Missile Defense : Background and Issues for Congress.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Military research.

Lasers.

Missile attack warning systems.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (61 pages, digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2011.

System Details:

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text file

Summary:

Discusses potential use of Navy shipboard lasers for countering surface, air, and ballistic missile threats. Examines shipboard lasers in general, types of lasers being developed for potential shipboard use, remaining technical challenges, and Navy vision for shipboard lasers on surface vessels. Reviews issues and options for Congress.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Jan. 2013). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division. Navy Shipboard Lasers for Surface, Air, and Missile Defense

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