As the Pentagon prepares a Defense Department-wide roadmap for directed-energy lasers, officials are working to ensure money is not being wasted on duplicate efforts across the services. The formation of the roadmap is being led by the under secretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics and the office of cost assessment and program evaluation, according to Lt. Gen. Bradley Heithold, CAPE's principal deputy director. He said the roadmap will chart a path for the entire department, as the services...
