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This is a new interesting job for missile technology.
No warhead….can knock out computer and electrical systems………and can do this on several targets on one flight.
Sci Fi? No Boeings CHAMP (Counter-electronics High-powered Advanced Missile Project) missile has successfully done just that.
Using High Power Microwaves this missile can disable computers and electrical systems during fly over.
“This technology marks a new era in modern-day warfare,” said Keith Coleman, CHAMP program manager for Boeing Phantom Works. “In the near future, this technology may be used to render an enemy’s electronic and data systems useless even before the first troops or aircraft arrive” – Boeing
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