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Microwaves Zap Drones

Japan’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) – an agency of the Defence Ministry – has used microwaves to zap drones, reports the Nikkei

ATLA put seven commercially available drones – three medium-size devices and four small ones – into a room shielded from ambient radio waves.

A prototype “high-power microwave generation system,” was used to scramble their electronics from a distance of up to 10 metres.

Three drones suffered communications glitches, three had sensor problems and one had a power malfunction.

The system sweeps a microwave beam 45 degrees left and right. This allows it to quickly switch targets with no mechanical adjustments.

ATLA envisions installing four units on a possible target to cover all directions and protect against attacks by multiple drones.

Source: electronicsweekly

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