Apparently the Pentagon is on the hunt for a new technology that will be able to "safely divert an aircraft in the air or stop and/or disable an aircraft on the ground." The non-lethal weapons division is looking for a "Switch" that will be able to "disable" aircraft, before they can take off from a runway or block the planes from flying over a particular marked area or city. The Directorate wants "reversible effects which allow the targeted aircraft to be quickly returned to an operational condition with minimal time to repair." How or who's going to attempt for a switch is not mentioned but if a successful technology comes up then they would like to try it out for boats as well. The briefing says that they want something that will work from 100 meters away, "safely stop or significantly impede the movement" of vessels up to 40 feet long, with "minimal collateral damage."

One proposed project involves studying "thermal laser effects for non-lethal application." Research, the Directorate notes, should "focus on understanding reversible health effects, pulsing methods, and effectiveness through clothing."

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