DIRECTED ENERGY PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY


Directed Energy Test & Evaluation Conference 2008
29-31 July 2008 Albuquerque, New Mexico

Co-Hosted by the
International Test & Evaluation Association

and sponsored by:
               

Overview

Directed energy is an important and expanding technology area for the military. Taken to include High Energy Laser (HEL) and High Power Microwave (HPM) systems, DE is creating a new class of weapons. Military test and evaluation (T&E) is currently adapting to these radically new technologies. New measures, methods, and facilities are required for adequate T&E of these DE systems.

Albuquerque has been host to the
International Balloon Fiesta since 1973

The purpose of this seventh annual conference was to exchange insights, experiences, and ideas regarding DE T&E. As major DE systems progress through the various phases of T&E, critical questions arise regarding our ability to perform appropriate and affordable T&E. Important issues regarding the vulnerability of other, more conventional systems are also of great interest to the DE T&E community. Initial efforts in many of these areas have already been made. These initial steps and proposed subsequent steps were reviewed during this conference.

Conference Highlights

Technical Presentations
Tutorials
Poster Papers
Product and Service Exhibits from Industry, Government, and Academia
Featured Speakers
Panels, Luncheons, and an Evening Reception
Classified and Unclassified Sessions
Golf Tournament
Tour of Ktech Facility
Co-located special workshop on IACS LIDAR

Overview Agenda

An overview of the 2008 DE T&E Conference agenda is presented here, showing sessions and classification. The final Conference Program is available here in PDF format (2.7 MB).

Tuesday, 29 July 2008
0700 Registration Desk Opens
Contenental Breakfast for Short Course students
0800-1700 Short Courses
0900-1100 Special IACS LIDAR Requirements Workshop
1300-1600 Exhibits Set-up
 
Wednesday, 30 July 2008
0630 Registration Desk Opens
0700 Exhibits Open
Continental Breakfast n Exhibit Area
Speakers/Panel Members Breakfast
0800 Welcome & Introductions
Conference Co-Chairs: Pat Cannon, ITEA and Rick Graber, DEPS
0815 Live Fire T&E of Directed Energy
Mr. Richard Sayre, Deputy Director of OT&E and Director of LFT&E
0900 Advanced Tactical Laser Testing
Mr. Dave DeYoung, Advanced Tactical Laser Program Manager, Boeing
0945 Break in Exhibit Area
1015 Directed Energy Defense Science Board (DSB) Results
Dr Thomas Spencer, Chief, High Power Microwave Division, AFRL/DE
1100 Directed Energy Test & Evaluation Capability
Mr. Minh Vuong, DETEC Program Manager
1145-1300 Lunch
1300-1500 Break Out Sessions (with afternoon break in Exhibit Area from 1500-1530)
  Session 1: Technologies for DE T&E Requirements (Unclassified)
  Session 2: DE Systems and DE Concepts of Operation (CONOPS) (Unclassified/FOUO)
  Session 3: Modeling and Simulation (Unclassified/FOUO)
1730-1930 Reception in Exhibit Area
Poster Papers

Thursday, 31 July 2008
0630 Registration Desk Opens
0700 Exhibits Open
Continental Breakfast n Exhibit Area
Speakers/Panel Members Breakfast
0800 Welcome & Introductions
Conference Co-Chairs: Pat Cannon, ITEA and Rick Graber, DEPS
0815 High Power Microwave Test and Evaluation Capabilities in France
Dominique J. Serafin, Délégation Générale pour l'Armement
0900 AF DE Task Force Presentation
Speaker is TBD
0945 Break
1015 Plenary Panel: Directed Energy Operational Testing Issues
Panel Chair: Dr. Marion Williams, Institute for Defense Analyses
1145-1245 Lunch
1245 Buses Depart for Classified Sessions
1300-1500 Break Out Sessions (with afternoon break in Exhibit Area from 1500-1530)
  Session 4: DE Threat Update/DE Systems (Secret/U.S.Only)
  Session 5: Present and Future DE Range Capabilities (Unclassified)
  Session 6: Airborne Laser Testing and Lessons Learned (Secret/U.S.Only)
1700 Conference Adjourns
1700-1730 Buses Return to Hotel from Classified Session
 
Friday, 1 August 2008
0800-1100 Tours of Albuquerque Ktech Facility (for qualified participants only)

Exhibit of DETEC-Developed Equipment

The Directed Energy Test and Evaluation Capability (DETEC) program began funding the development of DE-specific test and evaluation instrumentation in 2003, and these efforts have produced unique capabilities for DE T&E. Selected registrants for the DE T&E Conference participated in a tour of the Albuquerque Ktech facility on Friday, 1 August and saw much of available equipment that resulted from this program.

Integrated Atmospheric Characterization System (IACS) LIDAR - Requirements Definition Workshop

The IACS LIDAR, a DE T&E S&T program, will characterize slant atmospheric paths during DE tests, delivering simultaneous profiles of Cn2, water vapor number density, and extinction due to aerosols. Members of the HEL T&E community were invited to provide their inputs to the requirements document during a special workshop that was held at the DE T&E Conference in Albuquerque from 0900 to 1100 on Tuesday, 29 July 2008.

Previous Conferences

This was the seventh in a series of conferences on this topic. While we are sold out of the proceedings for this conference, proceedings from other DE T&E conferences are available for purchase on the DEPS online store.

Event Committee

Conference Co-Chairs:    
Mr. Patrick M. Cannon 505-881-1003 pcannon@aegistg.com
Mr. Rick Graber 505-944-2133 rick.graber@ngc.com
 
Technical Program Co-Chairs:    
Mark Henderson 760-939-2689 mark.henderson@navy.mil
Robin Ritter 505-244-1222 robin.ritter@tautechnologies.com
 
Exhibits Chair:    
Mr. Bill Dallas 703-631-6226 wdallas@itea.org
 
Conference Coordinator:    
Cynnamon Spain 505-998-4910 cynnamon@deps.org
 
Registration and Short Courses:    
Donna Storment 505-998-4910 donna@deps.org
 

The Department of Defense finds this event meets the minimum regulatory
standards for attendance by DoD employees.

 
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