High Power Microwave (HPM)
Glossary term: High Power Microwave (HPM)
01 Definition
Directed-energy weapons using high-power microwave pulses to disable electronics. Related to the pulsed-power infrastructure used in MTF experiments.
02 Detailed_Analysis
Directed-energy weapons using high-power microwave pulses to disable electronics. Related to the pulsed-power infrastructure used in MTF experiments. Directed-energy weapons using high-power microwave pulses to disable electronics. Related to the pulsed-power infrastructure used in MTF experiments. Directed-energy weapons using high-power microwave pulses to disable electronics. Related to the pulsed-power infrastructure used in MTF experiments.
03 Key_Facts
- ▸ Directed-energy weapons using high-power microwave pulses to disable electronics
- ▸ Related to the pulsed-power infrastructure used in MTF experiments
- ▸ Role: Glossary term: High Power Microwave (HPM)
- ▸ Related Concepts: Directed Energy, Pulsed Power, AFRL
04 Deep_Dive_Intelligence
Overview
Directed-energy weapons using high-power microwave pulses to disable electronics. Related to the pulsed-power infrastructure used in MTF experiments.
Role: Glossary term: High Power Microwave (HPM)
Entity Type: Concept — High Power Microwave (HPM) is a technical concept or theoretical framework.
Technical Definition
Directed-energy weapons using high-power microwave pulses to disable electronics. Related to the pulsed-power infrastructure used in MTF experiments.
Related Concepts: Directed Energy, Pulsed Power, AFRL
06 Related_Terms (2)
07 Related_Entities (12)
08 Timeline_Mentions (10)
Pulsed Power Technology Growth
Pulsed power technology begins rapid development, supported by the Atomic Energy Commission and Defense Nuclear Agency for radiation source testing.
fusion-physicsMAGO project begins at VNIIEF (Russian nuclear weapons lab)
Russian MTF program at weapons lab. Communist Party decree. Same dual-use pattern as US.
defense-programsGypsy HPM Testing
The Air Force begins unclassified testing of Gypsy, a High Power Microwave (HPM) system capable of producing one gigawatt.
defense-programsDirected Energy and High-Altitude UCAVs
Development of ground and space-based High-Energy Lasers (HEL) and the Lockheed GlobalHawk long-range UCAV.
defense-programsReagan launches SDI — Shiva Star re-directed to 'Star Wars'
SDI directed energy: x-ray laser, FEL, NPB, Brilliant Pebbles. Shiva Star → MARAUDER precursor.
defense-programsAlexander organizes ATP group (1985): first informal interagency UFO study — no paper trail, briefed White House/NSC/CIA
Army Colonel organized interagency UFO study group. Military + intelligence + engineers. No paper trail. Briefed senior officials. Predates AAWSAP by 23 years. Found no single program = stove-piping.
uap-researchMARAUDER program begins — AFRL fires compact toroid plasmoids as weapons
Shiva Star facility. 100 billion g acceleration. Explicitly NOT fusion. Same facility as FRCHX. The critical link.
defense-programsAFRL Phillips Lab DEW Research
AFRL Phillips Laboratory researches Directed Energy Weapons, including high-energy lasers and sonic flocculators.
fusion-physicsAFRL Directed Energy Weapons
U.S. AFRL Phillips Laboratory develops high-energy lasers and sonic flocculator weapons.
defense-programsKrasik Emigrates to Israel
Professor Yakov Krasik moves from the Soviet Union to the Weizmann Institute of Science, facilitating the transfer of Soviet pulsed power expertise to the West.
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Quick_Facts
- Category
- Propulsion
- Aliases
- High Power Microwave (HPM), high-power-microwave-hpm, HPM, hpm
- Sources
- 8
- Related Terms
- 2
- Graph Entities
- 12
- Timeline Events
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