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Report to Congress on Defense Department Directed Energy Weapons

14 September 2022

The following is the Sept. 13, 2022 Congressional Research Service report, Department of Defense Directed Energy Weapons: Background and Issues for Congress.

From the report

Directed energy (DE) weapons use concentrated electromagnetic energy, rather than kinetic energy, to combat enemy forces. Although the United States has been researching directed energy since the 1960s, some experts have observed that the Department of Defense (DOD) has invested billions of dollars in DE programs that failed...

https://news.usni.org/2022/09/14/report-to-congress-on-defense-department-directed-energy-weapons

Australia Calls for ‘Full Investigation’ of Laser Incident By Chinese Navy

21 February 2022

SYDNEY, Feb 21 (Reuters) – Australia’s prime minister said on Monday a Chinese naval vessel that pointed a laser at an Australian military aircraft was so close to Australia’s coast that it…

https://gcaptain.com/australia-calls-for-full-investigation-of-laser-incident-by-chinese-navy/

‘Blue-Light’ laser enters in the maritime industry

7 January 2020

An E.U. maritime study recently resulted to a record-breaking “blue-light” laser which has the ability to transform underwater range-finding while imaging and communication all over the maritime industry.

The scientists recently published a report on the potential of ‘Photonic Marine Applications’ focusing on the €1million KETmaritime project in order to expertise in laser technology applied to materials, processing, robotics and automation.

Specifically, through the KETmaritime project, its...

https://safety4sea.com/blue-light-laser-enters-in-the-maritime-industry/

Ιστιοπλοΐα: Εντυπωσιακή συμμετοχή στο ευρωπαϊκό πρωτάθλημα νέων Radial

7 June 2019

Περισσότεροι από 380 ιστιοπλόοι θα αγωνιστούν στο Ευρωπαϊκό Πρωτάθλημα Laser Radial του ΝΟ Καλαμακίου

Εντυπωσιακή είναι η συμμετοχή ιστιοπλόων από όλο τον κόσμο στο όπεν ευρωπαϊκό πρωτάθλημα νέων Radial της Ολυμπιακής Κατηγορίας Laser, που θα διοργανώσει ο Ναυτικός Όμιλος Καλαμακίου, από τις 29 Ιουνίου έως τις 7 Ιουλίου. Μέχρι τώρα έχουν επιβεβαιώσει τη συμμετοχή τους 380 αθλητές και αθλήτριες από 36 χώρες, αλλά ο αριθμός αναμένεται να αγγίξει τους 400, όταν ολοκληρωθούν οι εκκρεμότητες των...

https://nautilia.gr/eidiseis/istioploia/istioploia-entyposiaki-symmetohi-europaiko-protathlima-radial/

Subsea laser technology approaches historic plane wreck

14 April 2019

3D at Depth, a subsea imaging company, made use of new laser technology to create a 3D reverse engineered model of the wreck of an historical U.S. Navy plane. The underwater survey technique integrates photogrammetry with Subsea laser LiDAR (SL) technology to create accurate, precise, reverse engineered 3D models.

Specifically, the company used this technique on the U.S. Navy Douglas TBD-1 Devastator aircraft that is largely intact on the bottom of Jaluit Lagoon in the Marshall Islands. Of the...

https://safety4sea.com/subsea-laser-technology-approaches-historic-plane-wreck/

TT Club: Ship collisions with quay crane booms remain regular claim

7 November 2018

TT Club highlighted a continued regularity of claims relating to ship collisions with booms of quay cranes. Cranes on the quayside are highly exposed, due to their position on the waterfront, and probably represent in many places the highest unit cost of any operational asset at the facility. TT Club claims analyses continue to flag quay crane issues as giving rise to the highest cost incidents for ports and terminal operators, with collision risks comprising more than 50% of the...

https://safety4sea.com/tt-club-ship-collisions-with-quay-crane-booms-remain-regular-claim/