Posted on 10/25/2012 12:44:32 PM PDT by neverdem
HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah (CBS St. Louis) Boeing successfully tests a new missile that can take out electronic targets with little collateral damage.
The aerospace company tested the microwave missile last week on a two-story building on the Utah Test and Training Range where computers and electronic systems were turned on to gauge the effects of the missiles radio waves, according to a Boeing press release.
The missile, known as CHAMP (Counter-electronics High-powered Advanced Missile Project), fired a burst of High Powered Microwaves at the building, successfully knocking out the electronic systems and computers, and even taking out the television cameras recording the test...
(Excerpt) Read more at stlouis.cbslocal.com ...
You forget one thing.
Obama is president.
Oh, yeah. That.
LOL!! That's freakin' AWESOME!
Why should Boeing have kept it under wraps? It’s not like this is new or secret technology. Eureka Aerospace demonstrated similar technology that would allow police to fry an automobile’s electronics from a squad car or helicopter, over 7 years ago.
This is nothing that our enemies weren’t already aware of. This is as groundbreaking as mounting machine guns on biplanes. Everyone knew it was coming long before the guns were mounted on the first plane.
And beyond defense targets, it’s not hard to come up with the high-value private sector / economic targets.
Its not like this is new or secret technology.
So while the thought isn’t new, Boeing’s technology certainly is. Our enemies knew about stealth technology, but we didn’t go around talking about it. I just think future military applications should be kept under wraps.
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cool.
It’s not exactly a new idea ~ been around for a long enough time it shows up as a staple in hugo gernsback sci fi from 1926 on. here’s a picture: http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/yhst-90099475409935_2226_14861792
All prayer mats are land mines.
Any relation?
Now that’s how ya make a prophet sheik themselves ....:o)
Metzuyan Yehuda !.....
If you wanna take out their electrics, just hook ‘em up to PEPCO.
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