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):

Lasers.

Military research.

Missile attack warning systems.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2011

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:

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

Publisher Number:

CRS-2011-FDT-0726

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