This paper presents a comprehensive review of the research studies on direct energy system effect on aircraft composite structures to develop a good understanding of state-of-the-art research and development in this area. The review begins with the application of composite materials in the aircraft structures and highlights their particular areas of application and limitations. An overview of directed energy system is given. Some of the commonly used systems in this category are discussed and the working principles of laser energy systems are described. The experimental and numerical studies reported regarding the aircraft composite structures subject to the effect of directed energy systems, especially the laser systems are reviewed in detail. In particularly, the general effects of laser systems and the relevant damage mechanisms against the composite structures are reported. The review draws attention to the recent research and findings in this field and is expected to guide engineers/researchers in future theoretical, numerical, and experimental studies.

本文全面回顾了直接能量系统对飞机复合材料结构的影响的研究，以加深对该领域最先进研究和开发的理解。审查从复合材料在飞机结构中的应用开始，并重点介绍了它们的特定应用领域和局限性。给出了定向能系统的概述。讨论了该类别中的一些常用系统，并描述了激光能量系统的工作原理。对受定向能系统特别是激光系统影响的飞机复合材料结构的实验和数值研究进行了详细回顾。特别是，报告了激光系统的一般影响和对复合结构的相关损伤机制。该评论提请注意该领域的最新研究和发现，并有望在未来的理论、数值和实验研究中为工程师/研究人员提供指导。