High Power Microwave Development and Integration
Abstract
This project develops and demonstrates high power microwave (HPM) and other unconventional weapon generation and transmission technologies that support a wide range of Air Force missions such as the potential disruption, degradation, damage, or destruction of an adversary's electronic infrastructure and military capability. These targeted capabilities include local computer and communication systems, as well as large and small air defense and command and control systems. In many cases, this effect can be covert with no collateral structural or human damage. In addition, millimeter wave force protection technologies are developed and demonstrated. It also develops a susceptibility, vulnerability, and lethality data base to identify potential vulnerabilities of U.S. systems to HPM threats and to provide a basis for future offensive and defensive weapon system decisions. Representative U.S. and foreign assets are tested to understand real system susceptibilities. Both wideband (wide frequency range) and narrowband (very small frequency range) technologies are being developed.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2011
- Source ID
- 633152_0603605F_3_3600_PB_2011
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