Navy Shipboard Lasers for Surface, Air, and Missile Defense: Background and Issues for Congress

O' ; Rourke, Ronald

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Navy - U.S.;    Defense economics;    Defense budgets;    Defense policy;   

RP-ID  :  R41526
RP-ID  :  R41526_2011April8

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report focuses on potential Navy shipboard lasers for countering surface, air, and ballistic missile threats. It does not discuss the use of lasers on Navy aircraft or submarines, or the use of lasers by other military services.