Cutting-edge drone killer radio wave weapon developing at pace

A new game-changing weapon that uses radio waves to disable enemy electronics and take down multiple drones at once is under development for the UK’s armed forces.
This forms part of work to put the UK’s defence industry on a war footing following the Prime Minister’s announcement last month of an increase to the defence budget to 2.5% of GDP by 2030.
An example of a Radio Frequency Directed Energy Weapon (RFDEW), the versatile system can detect, track and engage a range of threats across land, air and sea. The system will be able to effect targets up to 1km away, with further development in extending the range ongoing.
It beams radio waves to disrupt or damage the critical electronic components of enemy vehicles causing them to stop in their tracks or fall out of the sky.
At only 10p per shot fired, the RFDEW beam is a significant cost-effective alternative to traditional missile-based, air defence systems, capable of downing dangerous drone swarms with instant effect.
The high level of automation also means the system itself can be operated by a single person. This technology can offer a solution to protection and defence of critical assets and bases.
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www.gov.uk/government/news/cutting-edge-drone-killer-radio-wave-weapon-developing-at-pace
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[@iking95249]

Nice bit of kit! Now give it a cool name, I suggest "sun spot"

[@DanSpam225]

Really good to see this stuff coming together. Hopefully this and others like dragonfire are brought in large numbers given their cost to shot ratio (should pander to the treasury) and used to defend assets that are especially vunerable to drones, both civilian and military as seen in ukraine.

[@assuta_ashdod_or]

the problem is not only cost effectiveness but the ability to identify low temperature pass drone or uav to shoot it down

[@unclem4626]

Back in the 90's I witnessed a aircraft radar crash a remote control plane by disrupting its owners rf signal by sheer watts out the radar.

[@trs4u]

Nice! Can't help feeling whoever looks after "the rules" will be coming for you for danger to eyes (for laserdew) and to medical electronic devices. Is the cutout in structural element visible at 0:03 part of a range like (decepticon, autobot)?

[@tomhamilton7726]

I am surprised. I did not know these things could be used for purposes other than burning houses in places like California, Maui, north Texas…

[@sajjadvp7640]

I want one of these new weapons and how much does it cost?

[@Ermo77]

Can this device also destroy real drones like the Iranian Shahed 136, or just "toy drones" like the one at 0:29? With a maximum range of only 1000 meters, it seems pretty useless on the battlefield. It can only be used to protect individual buildings or ships at best.

[@kpakaify]

It is GAME CHANGER. Another

[@FreakyTeeth]

It's like Dr No.

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