DefenceTalkDefenceTalkNorthrop Grumman has formed a strategic supplier agreement with Epirus, Inc. to offer the company’s Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) capability as a component of Northrop Grumman’s Counter-Unmanned Aerial System (C-UAS) systems-of-systems solution offering. The agreement augments Northrop Grumman’s advanced end-to-end C-UAS capabilities by including Epirus’ EMP systems to defeat UAS swarms, and specifically supplements the company’s […]https://www.defencetalk.com/northrop-taps-epirus-for-electromagnetic-pulse-c-uas-weapon-system-75942/

China’s first seismo-electromagnetic satellite Zhangheng 1 has obtained fruitful electromagnetic data, according to the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC). The satellite has enabled China to obtain a global geomagnetic map and an ionospheric map with its own intellectual property rights. It has obtained information about global ground artificial sources, magnetic storms and signals […]

DefenceTalkThe US military has been developing next generation weapons for years, and in that effort, it’s made some impressive advances. The latest: a targeted electromagnetic pulse weapon capable of knocking out electronics without collateral damage. “No lights,” James Bond mutters, observing the fallout of a mysterious blast in the 1995 film, “Goldeneye.” “Not one single […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-air-force-develops-electromagnetic-pulse-weapon-64413/

DefenceTalkThe electromagnetic environment in most space systems is typically very complex. Recent advances in communications technologies and electronic devices has created numerous emitters of radio frequency energy that were not present before the turn of the century. Launch vehicle and on-orbit space platforms must be properly designed and constructed to deal effectively with the wideband […]https://www.defencetalk.com/understanding-the-electromagnetic-environmental-effects-on-space-systems-63471/

DefenceTalkThe U.S. Navy plans to install and test a prototype electromagnetic railgun aboard a joint high speed vessel in fiscal year 2016, the service announced today. This test will mark the first time an electromagnetic railgun (EM railgun) has been demonstrated at sea, symbolizing a significant advance in naval combat. EM railgun technology uses an […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-navy-to-deploy-electromagnetic-railgun-aboard-jhsv-59271/

DefenceTalkSouth Korea’s spy agency said Monday that North Korea was using Russian technology to develop electromagnetic pulse weapons aimed at paralysing military electronic equipment south of the border. The National Intelligence Service (NIS) said in a report to parliament that the North had purchased Russian electromagnetic pulse (EMP) weaponry to develop its own versions. EMP […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-developing-electromagnetic-pulse-weapons-south-korea-49562/