Counter-UAS and Electromagnetic Effects[EMP]
A directed high-power electromagnetic effect that disables the electronics of small unmanned aircraft.
- Effective range
- Undisclosed
- Effect
- Electronics disabled
- Mounting
- Tripod or vehicle
- Cueing
- Sensor or manual
Overview
Jamming denies a link, and an aircraft that loses its link may simply continue on its last instruction. A directed electromagnetic pulse works on the electronics themselves, which ends the flight rather than interrupting the control of it.
The effector is aimed, so the energy goes where it is pointed and not across the whole area. It is offered as a tripod-mounted unit for a fixed position and as a vehicle installation, cued by the counter-UAS sensors or aimed manually.
System qualities
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Ends the flight
The effect is on the aircraft's electronics, so it does not simply revert to an autonomous behaviour the way a jammed aircraft can.
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Directed, not broadcast
Energy is concentrated in the direction it is aimed, which limits the effect on everything else nearby.
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Cued by the sensors
The counter-UAS track can slew and cue the effector, or it can be aimed manually when that is faster.
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Fixed or mobile
Tripod for a static position, vehicle installation for a position that moves.
Specifications
Figures marked undisclosed or on request are released against a stated requirement.
Effect
- Mechanism
- Directed high-power electromagnetic pulse
- Target
- Small unmanned aircraft electronics
- Effective range
- Undisclosed
- Beam
- Directional
- Beam width
- Undisclosed
Installation
- Mounting
- Tripod or vehicle
- Power
- On request
- Reaction time
- Undisclosed
Control
- Cueing
- Counter-UAS track or manual
- Authorisation
- Operator decision
- Interlocks
- Arming is deliberate and separate from aiming
Documentation
- Counter-UAS and Electromagnetic Effects overviewAvailable on request
Applications
Works with
These are built to operate together, on one network and one picture.
Silence the electronics.