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High-powered microwaves are used by electromagnetic weapons to harm or completely destroy the guidance and control electronic components of an adversary’s weaponry, including conventional hypersonic weapons and ballistic missiles with nuclear payloads.
Communications may be hampered and electronic equipment may be harmed by the electromagnetic interference brought on by an EMP.
The harmful consequences of high-energy EMP have prompted the development of EMP weapons, ranging from nuclear bombs designed for maximum EMP effect across a large region to tactical missiles with a tiny radius of effect.
The Global Electromagnetic pulse missile market accounted for $XX Billion in 2022 and is anticipated to reach $XX Billion by 2030, registering a CAGR of XX% from 2023 to 2030.
The electromagnetic pulse missile, developed by Boeing, has been successfully tested and can disable electronics without harming structures, according to the company’s announcement.
A Boeing Phantom Works/U.S. military test aircraft was used to evaluate the Counter-electronics High-powered Advanced Missile Project (CHAMP).
The drone-like weapon, which fired high-power microwave bursts at a multi-story building with electrical gadgets and systems, rendered the computers and electronics in seven targets permanently inoperable in the course of an hour. Also turned off were the cameras that were filming the procedure.
They watched the operation remotely, produced the CHAMP High Power Microwave instrument, which delivered the EMP shock that rendered the system inoperable. Now, more testing-related telemetry and data are being examined.
Though there is debate about whether the weapon can defeat military-grade electronics, its potential for usage is promising. Modern warfare has entered a new phase because of these technologies.
In the not too distant future, it would be possible to employ this technology to disable an adversary’s electronic and data systems even before the first troops or planes arrive.
Boeing and the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory are working together for three years on the CHAMP programme, which aims to eventually manufacture five such EMP rockets.
