The government has announced “game-changing” new technology it claims can be used to disable enemy weapons systems from long range in land, air and sea environments.
The British military will soon be fielding “game-changing” weapons to counter enemy technology, the government has announced.
The system, currently in development, will be designed to use radio waves to disable electronic equipment and bring down multiple drones at once. According to the government, radio frequency directed energy weapons (RFDEW) are intended to detect, track and respond to a variety of threats across land, air and sea.
The technology can then destroy or destroy critical electronic components of enemy equipment, shoot down the drone with “immediate effect” and affect targets already up to 1 km away, and in order to extend this range. Work is underway, the government added.
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RFDEW is also expected to significantly reduce defense costs compared to existing air defense systems, costing just 10p per shot. As automation increases, only one person is required to operate the technology. The weapon is expected to undergo field testing this summer and be used by military personnel within the next few years.
James Cartledge, UK Minister for Defense Procurement, said: “We are already a force to be reckoned with in science and technology and developments like RFDEW will not only make our personnel more lethal and better protect them on the battlefield, they will also ensure that the UK remains a world leader. About innovative military kit. The war in Ukraine has shown the importance of deploying unmanned systems, but we must also be able to defend against them. As we increase defense spending in the coming years, a defense drone strategy will ensure we are at the forefront of this evolution of warfare. RFDEW technology can be mounted on a variety of military vehicles and uses a mobile power source to generate pulses of radio-frequency energy in a beam that can be used to rapidly fire continuous fire at individual targets or all threats within that beam. can be expanded to attack at the same time. ”
