AFRL wargames simulation focuses on directed, kinetic energy capabilities

By Shelley K. Mesch / February 14, 2022 at 3:17 PM
The Air Force Research Laboratory recently held its third wargames simulation focused on directed energy uses, this time testing out how directed and kinetic energy can be used in combination in future battles. Held Jan. 24-28, the Directed Energy and Kinetic Energy Directed Energy Utility Concept Experiment, or DEKE DEUCE, at Kirtland Air Force Base, NM, pilots, weapon systems officers and air battle managers ran simulated missions focused on tying together previous studies and analyses focused on the high-energy laser...

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