The US Air Force is investigating 'directed energy' (DE) technologies to create a force field over military vehicles or even the entire US JUST THE LOWER 48 OR ALSO INCLUDING HAWAII AND ALASKA? that would deflect incoming enemy threats – and the innovation could be ready by 2060.
In a new report, titled 'Directed Energy Futures 2060,' DE is described as 'a focused beam of electro-magnetic energy that is used to enable or create military effects, when used in conjunction with other military systems, including kinetic weapons.'
This can include lasers, radio frequency devices, high power microwave, millimeter wave, and particle beams, all of which could create at least five military effects: 'deny, degrade, damage, destroy or deceive.'
The report suggests the force field would be created by trucks or satellites equipped with lasers or other systems, which would form a dome-like, invisible barrier over the entire nation.
In a press release sent to The Drive, the Air Force Research Laboratory's (AFRL) Directed Energy Deputy Chief Scientist Jeremy Murray-Krezan adds that current directed energy technology is 'not quite Star Wars,' but adds the AFRL is 'getting close' -the Star Wars films feature glowing energy shields that protect troops, machines and spacecraft.
The US Air Force is developing 'directed energy' (DE) technologies to create a force field over military vehicles or even the entire US that would deflect incoming enemy weapons – and the innovation could be ready by 2060
'By 2060 we can predict that DE systems will become more effective, and this idea of a force field includes methods to destroy other threats too,' Murray-Krezan shared in the press release.
'Eventually there may be potential to achieve the penultimate goal of a Nuclear or ballistic missile umbrella.
'It's fun to think about what that might be in 2060, but we don't want to speculate too much.'
DailyMail.com has contacted AFRL for more information about its DE system.
The report suggests the force field would be created by trucks or satellites (concept image) equip with lasers or other systems, which would form a dome-like, invisible barrier over the entire nation
The report notes DE systems currently play important military roles worldwide, in that they are already being used in counter-air defense, target identification, tracking, counter intelligence search & reconnaissance (ISR) and electronic warfare (EW).
However, for the
