Microwave weapon demo planned on unmanned combat aircraft

A high-power microwave weapon likely will be demonstrated first on a sophisticated variant of an unmanned combat aircraft, followed by introduction of an operational capability on the F-22A and F-35 stealth fighters. HPM weapons, which can disable enemy electronics and scramble computers, would come...

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