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AFRL to Begin Testing High Power Microwave Weapon Programs

By Vivienne Machi

Thursday, March 21st, 2019

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AFRL to Begin Testing High Power Microwave Weapon Programs

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The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) plans to begin testing two high-power microwave efforts over the next few years as plans to use directed energy weapons to counter drones and cruise missiles ramp up, a senior AFRL official said May 20. The laboratory’s directed energy directorate expects delivery of the Tactical High-Power Operational Responder (THOR) system next month, said Kelly Hammett, who leads the directorate based at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. That program intends to field a system…

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