Air Force/Boeing EMP weapon moving forward

Military Embedded Systems ^ | 6/12/15 | JOHN MCHALE

[Kartographer]

CHAMP became a hot topic last month after Flight Global reporter James Drew reported that Maj. General Thomas Masiello, head of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) had nominated the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM-ER) from Lockheed Martin as the optimal air vehicle to carry CHAMP.

Drew reported that Masiello said the technology is mature and will be miniaturized for the JASSM-ER. According to Flight Global Maseillo, while speaking at a science and technology exposition at the Pentagon said CHAMP is "an operational system already in our tactical air force, and that is really what will make us more operationally relevant.

[Kartographer]

Well, well, well....

[Kartographer]

SHTF Plan also has an interesting article on this weapon as well as a video interview with the Lead Test Engineer Peter Finlay. Link here:

http://www.shtfplan.com/headline-news/mature-emp-weapon-ready-for-war-render-enemys-electronics-data-systems-useless_06122015

[TurboZamboni]

ultimate ZOT

[Kartographer]

Yes it is. It would even take out the Viking Kitties!

[BenLurkin]

For the when “the internet isn’t working” ping list

[McGruff]

I heard iPhones are immune to EMP attack. So no need to get alarmed. Facebook will still work. /sarc

[bigbob]

Not useful against our enemies who are already living in the stone age...

[gaijin]

Would the Taliban even NOTICE...?

“Meh, my Koran is still working fine...”

[John S Mosby]

So, how well would this super weapon work against a dedicated lunatic jihadi on an airliner with a boxcutter and will to use it?

Speaking asymmetrically warfare wise.

Remember the strength of the small arms and organizational leadership elimination.

There’s the rub. Nice weapon in the big scheme,say, via the chinee.

[Kartographer]

It will work well enough against us either by the Chinise who by now have hacked a coumples set of spec drawings or Obama himself as part of his scored earth exit.

[Sasparilla]

The Amish could care less. (The actual ones)

[DocRock]

Youtube vid Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-BukbpkOd8

Simulated Boeing video shows the cruise missle type weapon hitting only select buildings as it flies over.

[CPT Clay]

back at us

[SunkenCiv]

Great. Of course, they store the blueprints on the same server as the federal employee records, so...

Thanks Kartographer.

[Kartographer]

So no probem if someone sets off say 20 of these over major grid transforer installations?

[GOPJ]

Great. Of course, they store the blueprints on the same server as the federal employee records, so...

The United States is becoming a hellhole...

[Steve Van Doorn]

Question: Lets say a ICBM was on approach couldn't this system destroy the electronics to stop the detonation process?

Thank you

[Kartographer]

I believe that there is another system being devolved to do just that as well as for taking out satellites.

[Steve Van Doorn]

Thank you