Lasers Destroy Drones as Additive Manufacturing Builds Them: NPS Accelerates Emerging Technology at JIFX to Fulfill U.S. Navy and DOD's Critical Needs

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

63% : According to JIFX Director, retired U.S. Army Special Forces Col., Michael Richardson, "This February event was the most engaging experimentation week since before the pandemic.
61% : During the week, 23 industry partners conducted experiments with 24 unique technologies that represented the following research areas: - Communication and networking - Countering uncrewed systems (including by laser weapon systems) - Cyber, cyber security and electronic warfare - Expeditionary operations (including with additive manufacturing) - Infrastructure and power - Precision strike, non-lethal weapons and information operations - Uncrewed systems design, deployment, operation, networking and control These technologies were evaluated by DOD stakeholders from Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), Army Futures Command (AFC), Department of the Navy Small Business Innovation Research Experimentation Cell (DON-SEC), Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), Navy Special Warfare (NSW), U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) and U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM).
59% : To reduce the detectability of the LWS' presence and demonstrate improved portability, the three large, heavy, noisy, inefficient, and high-thermal signature generators running on fossil fuel and powering Aurelius' LWS were disconnected.
49% : " ----- Participation in Joint Interagency Field Experimentation (JIFX) events does not constitute endorsement of participating companies or their products or services by the Naval Postgraduate School, the Department of the Navy, or the Department of Defense.
43% : Rapidly fielding emerging technologies and prioritizing investments in AI, drones, and counter-drone systems, among other technologies, are key to military modernization and remaining the strongest, most lethal force in the world.

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