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Neutral Particle Beams Shelved, Says DoD Research Chief

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Neutral Particle Beams Shelved, Says DoD Research Chief
Michael Griffin, former undersecretary of defense for research and engineering (Photo: Department of Defense)

The Defense Department is shelving its work on neutral particle beams as it advances other directed energy weapons, the Department of Defense’s top research official said on Wednesday. Given limited funding, DoD is focusing on nearer term applications of various directed energy weapons that puts lasers and microwaves first, Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Mike Griffin said during the annual Defense News Conference today. “We’re deferring work on neutral particle beams for indefinitely, it’s just not near enough…

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