US Navy’s Directed Energy Systems Integration Lab to Train Sailors on Laser Weapons

Although ODIN is not a Navy program of record at this time, NSWC PHD pitched SCSTC on the need for an official training program because of how the fleet has been using the directed energy system and how it has matured since it went into service in 2020.

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US Navy’s Directed Energy Systems Integration Lab to Train Sailors on Laser Weapons
Directed energy team members with Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division gather around the Optical Dazzling Interdictor, Navy (ODIN) behind the Directed Energy Systems Integration Laboratory (DESIL) onboard Naval Base Ventura County Point Mugu in California on Jan. 30, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Eric Parsons)