What is Directed Energy?

Directed energy weapons, also known as "beam energy weapons," are weapons that use various beam energy to generate powerful lethality. It uses the energy of laser beams, particle beams, microbeams, plasma beams, and acoustic beams to produce comprehensive effects such as high temperature, ionization, radiation, and sound waves. It uses beams instead of planes to emit in a certain direction to destroy them. Or damage the target's weapon system. Directional energy weapons can be divided into laser weapons, particle beam weapons, and microwave weapons according to the carrier of their emitted energy.

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Attach importance to the research of medium power microwave weapons

The so-called medium power microwave weapon is that its power is lower than that of the high power microwave weapon, but higher than the current jammer. Experts predict that for medium-power microwaves, as long as there is a suitable high pulse repetition rate, frequency bandwidth and pulse shape, a much higher damage effect will be obtained than existing jammers. Electronic jammers only play a role of confusing and deceiving radio and radar operators, making them unable to work properly, while the role of medium power microwave weapons is to affect the electronic equipment itself, making the operator unable to work. In the early 21st century, this medium power microwave weapon will likely be successfully developed to replace the current electronic jammer.

Attach importance to the study of the impact on the neighbor system

Attach importance to the study of the impact of the use of microwave weapons on friendly systems. The United States Air Force is currently researching a device with excellent performance to protect microwave weapons to overcome the use of microwave weapons in future battlefields without affecting the use of friendly army equipment.

Naval ship-borne microwave weapons may be put into use first

Because each service has special requirements for microwave weapons. The tactical microwave weapon proposed by the US Army should be able to be mounted on large tracks, not only its volume is small, but also the antenna with extremely high directivity should be installed on an upright mast to facilitate optimal targeting. The Air Force requires such weapons to be small, low power and use dedicated antennas. The naval shipboard microwave weapon has the characteristics of high power, large antenna and long range. According to analysis, among the three armed services, the Navy has put forward fewer restrictions on the weight, space, and power of microwave weapons. Therefore, it is possible that naval microwave weapons will be used first in the next 10 to 20 years.