The Air Force Scientific Advisory Board completed its fast-track study on directed energy April 19 and will brief the service’s top leadership May 2, according to the board's chair. The study, which focused on the service’s approach to fielding an active denial system and a laser on an airborne platform, will soon be delivered to Air Force Special Operations Command Chief Lt. Gen. Bradley Heithold, AFSAB chair Werner Dahm told Inside the Air Force April 20. AFSOC has set...