NATO/IRIS ACTIVE SYSTEMS SPECIALITY GROUP MEETING General Notice: The NATO/IRIS Active Systems Specialty Group Meeting, is to be held 15-19 May 1995 at the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA. This is a joint meeting between the IRIS Active Systems Specialty Group and the NATO Panel 4 Research Study Group (RSG)-13 Countries only. This meeting will feature a national Secret-level program focused on both U.S. and European military laser efforts. The meeting will offer a unique opportunity to share information through the Atlantic Alliance and to meet with the NATO government and industry representatives who are conducting military laser programs. The meeting starts on Monday afternoon with a group of tutorials directed to the fundamentals of active systems as they apply to the military. The tutorials cover: Laser Radar Overview; Laser ATR Fundamentals; Laser Radar Detection Statistics; and Solid State Laser Radar. The main program on Tuesday through Friday will focus on the following areas, as well as additional topics: (1) Laser Systems for Airborne and Surface-Based Platforms - Reports on major systems in development or evaluation; (2) Combat Identification - What direction is laser combat identification taking in Europe and in the U.S.?; (3) Laser-Based Terrain and Obstacle Avoidance - What is the current status and the prognosis for laser-based terrain avoidance?; (4) Precision Weapons Laser roles in autonoumous and semi-autonomous weapon guidance at all levels; (5) Laser Application to Ballistic Missile Defense; and (6) Laser Component Technologies - What is new in supporting technologies? The Meeting is Classified U.S. Secret-Releasable to NATO RSG-13 Panel IV level. U.S. attendees must be DoD Contractor and/or DoD Government. Foreign Attendees must have a Secret Security Clearance and the visit must be sponsored by their Embassy or Government in the form of an ``RVA'' and processed through established official channels. The meeting is administered by the Infrared Information Analysis Center located at the Environmental Research Institute of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. For more information and a General Information package, please call Rose Coleman, Sr., Conference Coordinator, (313) 994-1200, Ext. 2881/2821.

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