Directed Energy Weapons and Electromagnetic Bombs

Directed Energy Weapons and Electromagnetic Bombs

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The nascent technology of Directed Energy Weapons (DEW) and Electromagnetic Bombs (E-bombs) will revolutionise many aspects of modern warfare. While immature, this technology will permit new offensive and defensive techniques against a wide range of targets. These non-nuclear weapons provide tactical options which did not exist decades ago, when nuclear High-altitude Electro Magnetic Pulse (HEMP) weapons were the principal capability in this domain. This website will post a selection of relevant articles and papers.

Microwave Directed Energy Weapon and E-Bomb Topics Carlo Kopp AOC and IOI: IO/EW/Cyber Operations International Conference Oct 2012 E-Bombs vs. Pervasive Infrastructure Vulnerability Carlo Kopp Air Power Australia Jan 2012 E-Bomb Frequently Asked Questions Carlo Kopp Air Power Australia May 2008 Ranets E High Power Microwave Directed Energy Weapon Carlo Kopp RAAF APSC WP15 Jul 1993 A Doctrine for the Use of Electromagnetic Pulse Weapons [PDF] Carlo Kopp Air & Space Power Chronicles, Maxwell AFB 1996 The Electromagnetic Bomb - a Weapon of Electrical Mass Destruction Russian Translation Part 1,  Part 2 Mirror@GlobalSecurity.org, Mirror@APA Carlo Kopp InfoWARcon 5 Conf Washington DC Sep 1996 The E-bomb - A Weapon of Electrical Mass Destruction [PDF Slides] Carlo Kopp RAAF APSC WP50 Jun 1995 An Introduction to the Technical and Operational Aspect of the Electromagnetic Bomb [PDF] Carlo Kopp Journal of Electronic Defense Mar 2003 E-Bombs Away! (EC Monitor) Necati Ertekin Naval Postgraduate School MEng Thesis Sep 2008 E-Bomb: The Key Element of the Contemporary Military-Technical Revolution Robert J. Capozzella, LtCol, USAF Research Report Air War College Feb 2010 High Power Microwaves on the Future Battlefield: Implications for US Defense Eileen Walling, Col, USAF Center for Strategy and Technology Air War College May 2000 High Power Microwaves: Strategic and Operational Implications for Warfare Alexander B. Prischepenko  Popular Mechanics Seminar Nov 2010 Video (Russian language):  Electromagnetic Weapons: Myths and Reality HPM E-Bomb / NCIS LA Episode 3.11 (Dec 2011) Higher Power Nuclear High-altitude Electro Magnetic Pulse Topics William Graham et al EMP Commission Apr 2008 Report of the Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Attack Irving Mindel Defense Nuclear Agency Oct 1977 EMP Awareness Course Notes, 3rd Ed Philip Dolan Defense Nuclear Agency Jul 1978 Capabilities of Nuclear Weapons: Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Phenomena Conrad Longmire LNLL June 1986 Justification and Verification of High-Altitude EMP Theory Tesche F.M. et al Defense Nuclear Agency Feb 1992 Magnetohydrodynamic Electromagnetic Pulse (MHD-EMP) Interaction with Power Transmission And Distribution Systems Steven Chavin et al Defense Nuclear Agency Aug 1979 MHDEMP Code Simulation of Starfish Barnes P.R. et al Defense Nuclear Agency Sep 1993 MHD-EMP Analysis and Protection Edward Conrad et al Defense Threat Reduction Agency Aug 2010 Collateral Damage to Satellites from an EMP Attack  Steven McGrath, Capt, USMC Naval Postgraduate School MSc Thesis Mar 1992 The Electromagnetic Pulse Environment and its Influence on Tactical Electronic and Communications Equipment Ralph Johler INSTITUTE FOR TELECOMMUNICATION SCIENCES AND AERONOMY Dec 1966 Electromagnetic Pulse Propagation in the Normal Terrestrial Waveguide Environment Technical Report Office of Technology & Standards June 1988 The Effects of High-altitude Electromagnetic Pulse (HEMP) on Telecommunications Assets Kruse V.J. et al Department of Energy Apr 1991 Impacts of a Nominal Nuclear Electromagnetic Pulse on Electric Power Systems Kevin Cogan U.S. Army War College Sep 2010 “IN THE DARK” Military Planning for a Catastrophic Critical Infrastructure Event (HEMP/Solar) Robert Oreskovic, Col, US Army U.S. Army War College Mar 2011 Electromagnetic Pulse - a Catastrophic Threat the the Homeland Thomas Riddle, LtCol, US Army U.S. Army War College May 2004 Nuclear High Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse: Implications for Homeland Security and Homeland Defense Colin Miller Center for Strategy and Technology Air War College Nov 2005 Electromagnetic Pulse Threats in 2010 Vincent Ellis Harry Diamond Laboratories Jun 1989 Consumer Electronics Testing to Fast-Rise EMP Pierce J.R. et al National Research Council Aug 1984 Evaluation of Methodologies for Estimating Vulnerability to Electromagnetic Pulse Effects Antti Pulkkinen University of Helsinki Aug 2003 Geomagnetic Induction During Highly Disturbed Space Weather Conditions: Studies of Ground Effects Carlo Kopp Air Power Australia Jan 2012 Operations Hardtack and Fishbowl High Altitude Test Imagery [HEMP Primer] Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Attack EMPACT America Website Nuclear E-Bomb Primer Laser Directed Energy Weapon Topics Carlo Kopp Air Power Australia May 2008 High Energy Laser Directed Energy Weapons Carlo Kopp Defence Today Dec 2008 High Energy Laser air defence weapons [PDF] Carlo Kopp Defence Today May 2006 Directed Energy Weapons Part 1 [PDF] Carlo Kopp Defence Today Jul 2006 Directed Energy Weapons Part 2 [PDF] Carlo Kopp Defence Today Nov 2006 Directed Energy Weapons Part 3 [PDF] Carlo Kopp Australian Aviation Dec 1981 High Energy Laser Weapons

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The development of compact E-bomb warheads, especially using HPM emitters, will permit their integration in a wide range of weapons. To date bombs, cruise missiles and artillery rounds have been proposed for the delivery of such devices. Depicted are some representative non-Western delivery systems and the most likely warhead packaging we can expect to observe (C. Kopp).