Directed
Energy Weapons and Electromagnetic Bombs
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Air Force)
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The nascent
technology of Directed Energy Weapons (DEW) and Electromagnetic Bombs
(E-bombs) will revolutionise many aspects of modern warfare. While
immature, this technology will permit new offensive and defensive
techniques against a wide range of targets.
This website will post a selection of relevant articles and papers.
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DEW and E-bomb Articles
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| Australian
Aviation -
December 1981 - High Energy Laser
Weapons |
| RAAF APSC
Working Paper
15, A Doctrine
for the Use of Electromagnetic Pulse Weapons |
Air & Space Power
Chronicles, Maxwell AFB
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1995 - The
Electromagnetic Bomb - a Weapon of Electrical Mass Destruction
- Russian
Translation Part 1, Russian
Translation Part 2, Mirror@GlobalSecurity.org,
Mirror@APA
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| RAAF APSC
Working Paper
50, An
Introduction to the Technical and Operational Aspects of the
Electromagnetic Bomb |
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| Defence Today - May/June
2006
- Directed Energy Weapons Part 1 |
Defence Today - July/August
2006
- Directed Energy Weapons Part 2
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Defence Today -
November/December 2006
- Directed Energy Weapons Part 3
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Air Force)
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The
first experiments using an airborne High Energy Laser (HEL) were
performed by the US Air Force between 1975 and 1984, using a modified
NKC-135A equipped with a carbon dioxide Gas Dynamic Laser (GDL).
Despite
its limitations the ALL system destroyed several AIM-9 missiles and a
BMQ-34A drone (US Air Force).
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ABL laser and pointing system is carried by a Boeing 747-400F airframe,
rebuilt to house the COIL laser hardware and large optical turret
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The development of compact
E-bomb warheads, especially using HPM emitters, will permit their
integration in a wide range of weapons. To date bombs, cruise missiles
and artillery rounds have been proposed for the delivery of such
devices. Depicted are some representative non-Western delivery systems
and the most likely warhead packaging we can expect to observe (C.
Kopp).
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