USA: the Pentagon is working on the development of microwave weapons to defend against drone attacks

The "Wall Street Journal" writes this, stating that these weapons are now "at the forefront" of the federal government's defense strategy, after years of development

Washington
December 19 2023
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The Pentagon is working to develop microwave weapons, non-lethal devices used so far for crowd control and to stop moving vehicles through millimeter wave transmission, to deal with the growing number of missile and drone attacks in the Middle East and in the Red Sea. He writes it "Wall Street Journal", stating that such weapons are now “at the forefront” of the federal government's defense strategy, after years of development.

Microwave devices they are in fact able to neutralize the electronic devices that allow the launch and maneuver of missiles and drones used increasingly often by Hamas in the war against Israel; by pro-Iranian militias active in the Middle East, which have been attacking US troops stationed in the region for months; and by Yemeni Houthi rebels, who are launching an increasing number of drones in the skies of the Red Sea. Last week alone, the US Navy destroyed 14 Houthi-launched drones, often used to attack commercial shipping in the Red Sea.

The work of the Pentagon for developing infrastructure to defend against drone attacks is no secret: last month, during a speech at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington-based think tank, Major General Sean Gainey said that “ Energy-based technologies such as microwaves are the ones we want to invest in, also being low cost." The officer heads a Department of Defense office dedicated to developing defense against remotely piloted aircraft.