Review of Directed Energy Technology for Countering Rockets, Artillery, and Mortars (RAM)

The United States Army is looking for ways to defend against missile and mortar attacks. In this book, the National Research Council assesses a plan to create a 100 kW mobile, solid-state, laser weapon that could defend an area several kilometers in diameter.

The NRC provides several recommendations:

• A 100 kW Laser is of limited value, so the program''s goal should be a 400 kW weapon.
• The Arm...