China’s microwave weapons aim to zap US drone swarms
Jan 22, 2025 · China’s new high-power microwave (HPM) weapons promise to redefine electronic warfare, countering US advancements in drone and space capabilities while closing the firepower gap between their warships.
High-powered microwave systems and the future of …
Aug 25, 2023 · While its 1.4-megaton blast paled in comparison to the Tsar Bomba’s 50 megatons, it was the largest high-altitude nuclear test ever attempted. The blast generated waves of charged particles...
High-power microwave (HPM) / E-Bomb - GlobalSecurity.org
Jul 7, 2011 · Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) and High Powered Microwave (HMP) Weapons offer a significant capability against electronic equipment susceptible to damage by transient power surges. This weapon...
TECH: “Leonidas” microwave anti-drone weapon infographic
In an attempt to tackle this growing problem, Epirus has created "Leonidas", a portable, High Power Microwave (HPM) energy weapon that can be used to disable a swarm of drones in a single blast or knock-out an individual drone with pinpoint accuracy.
Directed Energy Weapons: High-Power Microwaves
Oct 4, 2016 · HPM weapons generate an intense blast of microwave energy strong enough to overload electrical circuitry, inducing currents large enough to temporarily disrupt electronic systems or permanently damage integrated circuits, causing these to …
High-power microwave ‘force field’ knocks drone swarms from sky
Feb 18, 2025 · In the mix of counter-UAS systems under development today like kinetics, lasers, and jamming, only one technology, high-power microwave (HPM), is specifically designed to take out swarms of...
US Army takes delivery of high-power counter-drone microwave
Nov 3, 2023 · With this gear in hand, the Army's Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO) now has its first Indirect Fire Protection Capability - High-Power Microwave (IFPC-HPM) machine to protect military assets from cheap, readily available drones.
Directed Energy Weapons: High Power Microwaves
Navy DEWs include systems that use high-energy lasers (HEL) that emit photons and high-power microwaves (HPM) that release radiofrequency waves. The U.S. Navy uses DEWs for power projection and...
Raytheon microwave weapon closer to killing kamikaze drones
Feb 5, 2024 · North Korea relies primarily on aging Soviet-era artillery, which would be unaffected by an HPM blast. It stores its nuclear arsenal in underground facilities hardened against HPM and it is still unlikely that an HPM attack could bring down a ballistic missile in flight.
As Powerful As Nuclear Blast! China Works On 'HMP Weapon' …
Jan 15, 2025 · Chinese researchers have claimed to develop a high-power microwave (HPM) weapon that is capable of producing electromagnetic pulses with an intensity similar to that of a nuclear explosion.