Recently, the "microwave **" secretly developed by the US military to deal with UAVs has begun to surface, attracting people's attention.
On December 21, 2023, Wall Street** revealed that after years of development, high-power microwave devices capable of destroying or even burning air threat electronics such as drones and missiles are gradually becoming the focus of the U.S. defense strategy.
Raytheon's RTX division said Dec. 20 that it had been awarded a three-year contract to design, manufacture and test two high-power "Chimera" microwave systems for the U.S. Navy and Air Force, with the first prototypes scheduled for delivery next year. Last month, another Los Angeles-based company, Epirus, delivered the first of four prototypes of the Leonidas microwave system to the U.S. Army.
The application of unmanned aircraft in modern warfare is becoming more and more common and threatening, not to mention the fact that they are inexpensive and can be produced in large quantities. How to deal with enemy drones flying in droves becomes a problem that must be solved. The use of precision guidance ** is like "cannon hitting mosquitoes", it is clearly not the way.
The concept of "microwave" is not a secret, the "microwave electric stove" widely used in ordinary families has long proved that "microelectromagnetic waves" can transmit energy, and high-intensity microelectromagnetic waves have long been secretly developed in various countries.
Last month, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Sean Gainey told the CSIS-Center for Strategic and International Studies that an office he leads is responsible for studying how to develop defense systems against small drones, and that directional, high-power, low-cost "microwave"** technology is the military's research and development goal.
According to online information, the working mechanism of microwaves** is based on the molecular interaction between microwaves and irradiated objects, which convert electromagnetic energy into heat energy. It is characterized by the fact that it does not require a heat transfer process, and many molecules in the irradiated material can be moved at once, so that the inside and outside are heated at the same time, resulting in high-temperature burning of the material. Lightweight microwave of lower power**, mainly used as a means of electronic countermeasures and "non-killing**";High-energy microwaves** are a powerful form of mass destruction**.
Author: Ksliu, a well-known American current affairs commentator;Contributed and revised: Xiao Zhifu, Special Researcher, Kunlun Policy Research Institute;**Courtesy of ksliu).