K. LASER AND DIRECTED ENERGY SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY:

　　Lasers have critical military applications, including

　　incorporation in guided ordinance such as laser guided

　　bombs and ranging devices. Directed energy technologies

　　are used to generate electromagnetic radiation or particle

　　beams and to project that energy on a specific target.

　　Kinetic energy technologies are those used to impart a high

　　velocity to a mass and direct it to a target. Directed

　　energy and kinetic energy technologies have potential

　　utility in countering missiles and other applications.

　　Look for technologies associated with:

　　- Atomic Vapor Laser Isotope Separation (AVLIS)

　　- Molecular Laser Isotope Separation (MLIS)

　　- High Energy Lasers (HEL) (i.e., laser welders)

　　- Low Energy Lasers (LEL)

　　- Semiconductor lasers

　　- Free electron lasers

　　- Directed Energy (DE) systems

　　- Kinetic Energy (KE) systems

　　- Particle beam, beam rider, electromagnetic guns, Optoelectronics/electro-optics (Europe)

　　- Optical tracking (i.e., target designators)

　　- High energy density

　　- High-speed pulse generation, pulsed power

　　- Hypersonic and/or hypervelocity

　　- Magnetohydrodynamics

　　L. SENSORS AND SENSOR TECHNOLOGY: Sensors provide real-time

　　information and data, and could provide a significant

　　military advantage in a conflict. Marine acoustics is

　　critical in anti-submarine warfare; gravity meters are

　　essential for missile launch calibration. Look for

　　technologies associated with:

　　- Marine acoustics

　　- Optical sensors

　　- Night vision devices, image intensification devices

　　- Gravity meters

　　- High speed photographic equipment

　　- Magnetometers

　　M. MARINE TECHNOLOGY: Marine technologies are often

　　associated with submarines and other deep submersible

　　vessels; propulsion systems designed for undersea use and

　　navigation and quieting systems are associated with

　　reducing detectability and enhancing operations

　　survivability. Look for technologies connected with:

　　- Submarines and submersibles

　　- Undersea robots

　　- Marine propulsion systems

　　- Signature recognition

　　- Acoustic and non-acoustic detection

　　- Acoustic, wake, radar and magnetic signature reduction

　　- Magnetohydrodynamics

　　- Stirling engines and other air independent propulsion systems

　　N. ROBOTICS: Technologies associated with:

　　- Artificial intelligence

　　- Automation

　　- Computer-controlled machine tools

　　- Pattern recognition technologies.

　　O. URBAN PLANNING: Expertise in construction or design of

　　systems or technologies necessary to sustain modern urban

　　societies. (PLEASE NOTE: Urban Planning may not fall under

　　the purview of INA section 212 (a)(3)(a), U.S. technology

　　transfer laws, or any other U.S. law or regulation.

　　However, Urban Planning is a special interest item and

　　posts are requested to refer such Visa application requests

　　to CA/VO/L/C for further review.) Look for

　　technologies/skills associated with:

　　- Architecture

　　- Civil engineering

　　- Community development

　　- Environmental planning

　　- Geography

　　- Housing

　　- Landscape architecture

　　- Land use and comprehensive planning

　　- Urban design