Boeing Successfully Tests Microwave Missile That Takes Out Electronic Targets

[jhood001]

Pretty neat tech. Enemies of our nation and Hot Pockets alike are very concerned right now.

http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2012/10/...ronic-targets/

HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah (CBS St. Louis) — Boeing successfully tests a new missile that can take out electronic targets with little collateral damage.

The aerospace company tested the microwave missile last week on a two-story building on the Utah Test and Training Range where computers and electronic systems were turned on to gauge the effects of the missile’s radio waves, according to a Boeing press release.

The missile, known as CHAMP (Counter-electronics High-powered Advanced Missile Project), fired a burst of High Powered Microwaves at the building, successfully knocking out the electronic systems and computers, and even taking out the television cameras recording the test.

“This technology marks a new era in modern-day warfare,” Keith Coleman, CHAMP program manager for Boeing Phantom Works, said in the press release. “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.”



Seven targets were taken out in total during the one-hour test which left no collateral damage.

Coleman believes this can be a huge advancement forward in non-lethal warfare.

“Today we turned science fiction into science fact,” Coleman said in the press release.

James Dodd, vice president of Advanced Boeing Military Aircraft, is hoping to get these microwave missiles in the field sooner rather than later.

Members of the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory Directed Energy Directorate and Raytheon Ktech also took part in the test.

Boeing Defense, Space & Security division is headquartered in St. Louis.

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[HoneyBadger]

Why do we even bother eating Hot Pockets? "Good morning! you're about to call in sick!"

[ruthabagah]

bad guys everywhere are walking down the street with their bag of popcorn waiting for the burst.... pop, pop, pop....

[SuperiorDG]

Why do we even bother eating Hot Pockets? "Good morning! you're about to call in sick!"

Dated a girl that was the personal secretary for the guy that started Hot Pockets. He sold it and made out like a bandit.

[gnihcraes]

I'm still confused on this Test.

Can the missle fly slow enough to give that accurate of a BURST of that much microwave power to kill a building.

I'm thinking the speed of the missle would be too great (required to keep it flying)

Microwave equipment needed for a large enough burst would be heavy and large.

The missle would probably have to fly directly over the building, can't be off by much to induce a lot of microwave in a pinpoint manner.

But, I'm not smart enough to argue more than that.

[00tec]

That thing didn't work very well. In the test video, the pc on the right still had lights on and the monitor came back on.

[loudbay]

I bet it's just a single instant directed microwave blast. Get on target, beam target, crash into ground... Pretty f'in cool if you ask me.

[Sharpienads]

Sounds cool. But I can see it destroying friendly radio comms. Maybe, I don't know enough about how it works. But we seem to do a pretty good job of jamming our own comms when we get new toys.

[ruthabagah]

That thing didn't work very well. In the test video, the pc on the right still had lights on and the monitor came back on.

Microwave can't defeat the blue screen of death on a PC