RF Weapon Delivery from Naval Platforms

Abstract

Radiofrequency Weapons could revolutionize warfare by denying the use of advanced electronic systems that modern militaries have become reliant upon for nearly all functions of warfare. RF weapons could disrupt and destroy computer-processing units onboard hi-tech cruise missiles, fire control radars on ships, electro-optical sensors, and sensitive electronics found on state-of-the-art fighters and bombers-all at the speed of light. The U.S.Navys surface and subsurface platforms need an over-the-horizon radiofrequency weapon in order to disrupt adversary decision-making and deny the adversary's mission capability by degrading or destroying critical electronic systems at extended ranges.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 28, 2018
Accession Number
AD1057658

Entities

People

  • Phillip J. Ford

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Anti-Radiation Missiles
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Detectors
  • Directed Energy Weapons
  • High Power Microwaves
  • Information Operations
  • Military Research
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Optical Detectors
  • Radiation Weapons
  • Unmanned Systems
  • Uss Milius
  • Weapons Effects

Readers

  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics