Directed Energy Test Science & Technology (DET S&T;)

DET S&T; is a multi-year Instrumentation Management Office (IMO) executed effort that is sponsored by the Department of Defense (DoD) Test Resource Management Center (TRMC). Because current DoD directed energy test infrastructure is missing or inadequate to support future T&E; objectives of DE systems/ threats, DET S&T; provides timely investments to mature technologies that fill critical current and future test gaps identified by the Directed Energy Test & Evaluation Capability (DETEC) Tri-Service Study Update and DoD test ranges/facilities. Annually, DET S&T; releases their Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) soliciting off errors to fill several outlined DE test gaps via projects to mature technology readiness levels from three up to a goal of six. Upon verification in a DoD test range environment, S&T; prototypes are transitioned to DoD test facilities to support upcoming DE tests or future follow-on test infrastructure engineering developments (i.e., DETEC). As of FY2008, DET S&T; team has a portfolio of over 20 projects ranging from HEL onboard sensors, multi-waveband imagers, HPM non-intrusive miniaturized sensors and target boards, and various modeling and simulation tools for potential transition to DoD DE test facilities. With common IMO management and synergy with DET S&T; and DETEC programs, S&T; investments are aligned to support mature DETEC priorities and acquisitions as risk reductions, analysis of alternative candidates and pre-planned product improvements.