AFRL, U.S. Navy Conducting ‘HiJENKS’ Capstone Test

A U.S. Air Force graphic representing the Counter-electronics High Power Microwave Advanced Missile Project (CHAMP). A follow-on weapon is undergoing final testing.
Credit: U.S. Air Force
A five-year joint effort by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and the Office of Naval Research to create the next generation of a high-powered microwave weapon is culminating in a major test this summer. The High Power Joint Electromagnetic Non-Kinetic Strike (HiJENKS) weapon—the follow...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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