Successful Test of Electromagnetic Missile
US company conducts test of missile that disperses radiation, disrupting
enemy electronic systems
Arie Egozi 24/10/2012
http://www.israeldefense.com/?CategoryID=483&ArticleID=1709
Boeing has successfully tested a new weapon, a missile that does not carry a
warhead laden with explosives, but rather a device spreading radiation which
jams the electronic systems used by opponents.
The missile, named CHAMP, was launched with a predetermined trajectory, and
disrupted electronic systems stationed at a range in the state of Utah while
on its route. Seven targets stationed at the range were successfully
disrupted in the framework of the test which lasted an hour and saw the
launch of several such missiles.
An effort is underway in the US, as well as in many other countries, to
develop a weapon system that will paralyze the technological systems of
enemy forces, preventing it from operating. It seems that the Boeing
development was carried out at the request of the US Department of Defense,
and that it is a part of a larger effort which has yet to be revealed.
An electromagnetic pulse, which results in the disruption of systems over a
considerably extensive area due to the aerial detonation of a relatively
small nuclear device, should be reminded in this context. The development of
Boeing’s missile is an attempt to generate local disruption capabilities via
missiles.
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Sunday, 28 October 2012
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