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High Power Microwave
A High Power Microwave (HPM) is a type of directed energy weapon that uses intense beams of microwave radiation to disrupt, damage, or destroy electronic systems. It's designed to incapacitate enemy equipment without causing physical harm to personnel or structures.
TECHNICAL DEFINITION
High Power Microwave (HPM) refers to a class of non-kinetic directed energy weapons leveraging concentrated electromagnetic radiation in the microwave spectrum to generate an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) effect, thereby disabling or degrading target electronic components and systems, critical for electronic warfare and C4ISR denial.
BACKGROUND
A directed-energy weapon (DEW) is a ranged weapon that damages its target with highly focused energy without a solid projectile, including lasers, microwaves, particle beams, and sound beams. Potential applications of this technology include weapons that target personnel, missiles, vehicles, and optical devices.
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- HPM
- Microwave weapon
- Directed energy weapon
- E-bomb
- Electro-magnetic pulse weapon
USAGE NOTE
HPM systems are employed in electronic warfare for non-lethal denial of area, disabling enemy command and control, air defense, and critical infrastructure electronics.
DEVELOPERS
Organizations developing technology related to High Power Microwave.
A major defense contractor developing high-power microwave (HPM) systems, such as the Phaser array, for various defense applications, including counter-unmanned aerial systems (C-UAS).
A global aerospace, defense, and security company investing in and developing advanced directed energy technologies, including high-power microwave systems for defense applications.
A primary scientific research and development center for the U.S. Air Force, actively researching and developing high-power microwave (HPM) technologies for various military applications, including electronic warfare and counter-electronics.
A leading global aerospace and defense technology company developing advanced electronic warfare systems and directed energy solutions, which encompass high-power microwave technologies.
A multinational defense, security, and aerospace company with research and development in directed energy weapons and advanced electronic warfare, including applications of high-power microwave technology.
A global aerospace and defense technology innovator, developing advanced electronic warfare and sensing solutions that leverage high-power radio frequency technologies, often including high-power microwave capabilities.
A developer of advanced electromagnetic technologies for defense, including directed energy systems that utilize high-power electromagnetics, a field closely related to high-power microwaves.
A German defense company developing various weapon systems, including High Power ElectroMagnetic (HPEM) effectors for counter-UAS applications, which involve high-power microwave technology.