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#Russia is developing a'MICROWAVE GUN':'Weapon can shoot a drone out of the sky from six miles away, claims military official By Jonathan O'Callaghan for Mailonline Published: 13:55 GMT, 16 june 2015 Updated: 18:14 GMT, 16 june 2015 A Russian military official has claimed that they have developed a icrowave gunthe high-frequency weapon can supposedly disable an unmanned drone and even a missile from up to six miles (10km) away. The weapon apparently deactivates the radios of UAVS and warheads, causing them to lose control. Designed for the surface-to-air BUK missile system, the gun was developed by Russia United Instrument Manufacturing Corporation (UIMC. Informally named the icrowave gun it will be unveiled as part of the Russian Defense Ministry Army-2015 international event in Moscow in the coming days. Aside from the six-mile (10km) range, the gun can also apparently operate in a efense perimeterof 360 degrees. It would be used on missile systems on the ground, to target unmanned planes in the air. By directing high-frequency microwaves towards a target, it is theoretically possibly to destroy unprotected electronics. The gun would use a'reflector antenna'to focus the microwaves created by a generator. An unknown'transmission system'would fire the beams towards their target. No other technical specifications have been given so it unclear exactly how the weapon would work. he new system is equipped with a high-power relativistic generator and reflector antenna, management and control system, and a transmission system which is fixed on the chassis of BUK surface-to-air missile systems, a UIMC spokesperson told Sputnik News. hen mounted on a special platform, the icrowave gunis capable of ensuring perimeter defense at 360 degrees. his type of weapon is directed known as a-energy weapon (DEW), and several have been developed before. The weapons focus on emitting highly focused energy to a target in order to damage it. Aside from microwaves this can also include radio waves, lasers and even sound waves. The microwave gun is evidence of plans by Russia to modernise its armed forces, though, according to Business Insider. Hundreds of drones are planned by the Kremlin to enter service by 2025, while they are also developing a new advanced tank called Armata T-14 that has ceramic armour. 1

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