CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS

Strengthening the Core Mission

Battlefield Technologies

Los Alamos National Laboratory applies its expertise in defense science and technology to the broad spectrum of DOD requirements from basic research to integrated, fielded systems.

The DOD conventional defense programs complement and strengthen Los Alamos' core mission of reducing the nuclear danger. They support defense preparedness through collaborations with the DOD Science and Technology community and with industry, and develop dual-use technologies for defense and civilian applications.

The role of Los Alamos in conventional defense has been to

• support DOD users in technology development and application to their needs;
• rapidly develop prototypes to provide proof of concept for advanced technologies;
• apply Laboratory resources to research, development, testing, evaluation, and independent assessment; and
• participate in precompetitive partnerships and technology transfer with the DOD science and technology community and with industry.

S&T Focus Areas

• Conventional Weapons Technologies
• Defense Advanced Concepts
• Defense Sensor Technologies
• High-Performance Computing
• Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis Applications
• Directed Energy
• System Performance Reliability
• Chemical, Nuclear, and Radiological Defense
• Missile Defense
• Military Space Applications
• Other Department of Defense Programs
• Joint DOD/DOE Munitions Technology Program