American Microwave Weapon Can Shoot Down Targets at the Speed of Light

January 30, 2024

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The vast majority of interceptors are kinetic-based as well. A defending force will shoot a projectile at an incoming threat (be it a missile, a drone, or an aircraft) in the hopes of inflicting enough damage to neutralize it.

But there is a push now to develop non-kinetic interceptors. By that the militaries of the world are imagining energy weapons that can not only be more effective than projectiles, but also cheaper and easier to make and use.

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