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Counter-electronics High Power Microwave Advanced Missile Project
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<h2 id="development">Development</h2> <p>On October 22, 2012, <a href="/facts/Boeing/tF5sMe9F">Boeing</a> announced a successful test of the missile.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> CHAMP disabled seven different targets before self-destructing over empty desert.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> </p><p>The <a href="/facts/U.S._Air_Force/7MxWBYlc">U.S. Air Force</a> expected to have technology for a steerable counter-electronics weapon “available” in 2016, when a multi-shot, multi-target, high-power microwave (HPM) package would be tested aboard an <a href="/facts/AGM-86_ALCM/ueh2Urg5">AGM-86 ALCM</a>. By the mid-2020s, HPM weapons are expected to be integrated onto a "<a href="/facts/AGM-158_JASSM/g5NMkDg1">JASSM-ER</a>-type weapon," and on small reusable platforms like the <a href="/facts/F-35_Lightning_II/x0NWsvfC">F-35 Lightning II</a> and <a href="/facts/Unmanned_aerial_vehicle/qt87T19t">unmanned aerial vehicles</a>. HPM weapons may be desired in situations where one target building needs to be engaged and shut down, while not affecting the buildings around it. Other potential improvements could include increasing autonomy and putting it on <a href="/facts/Hypersonic/QUsQbhur">hypersonic</a> missiles.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> </p><p>The CHAMP is unique among <a href="/facts/Electronic_warfare/c6XGz9y0">electronic warfare</a> weapons because it does not affect human targets and has very low collateral damage potential. Congress has suggested repurposing excess cruise missiles demilitarized under the <a href="/facts/Intermediate-Range_Nuclear_Forces_Treaty/CcUCWtbI">Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty</a> to turn them into CHAMP weapons without violating it.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> On 14 May 2015, the Air Force nominated the <a href="/facts/Lockheed_Martin/URp9BQpA">Lockheed Martin</a> JASSM-ER as the optimal air vehicle to carry the CHAMP payload.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> CHAMP is capable of up to 100 shots per sortie.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> </p><p>In May 2019, it was revealed the Air Force had deployed at least 20 CHAMP-equipped missiles.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="ground-based">Ground-based</h2> <p>In 2013, <a href="/facts/Raytheon/wGGxdMoD">Raytheon</a> demonstrated a ground-based air defense high-powered microwave system derived from CHAMP technology, disabling electronics on small <a href="/facts/Unmanned_aerial_vehicle/qt87T19t">UAVs</a>. The demonstrator resembles the <a href="/facts/Active_denial_system/tXpa5PR4">active denial system</a> non-lethal crowd control device, including its reflector and steering mirror. It is integrated with radar automated tracking. Services and agencies have expressed interest in the technology to disable small UAVs infringing on sensitive sites. Although the current prototype measures 6 m (19.7 ft), the company has designed a system half the size that can deliver the same capability.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="successor">Successor</h2> <p>The AFRL and <a href="/facts/Office_of_Naval_Research/qKug0oD2">Office of Naval Research</a> will conduct tests during summer 2022 of the High-Powered Joint Electromagnetic Non-Kinetic Strike Weapon (HiJENKS), a successor to the CHAMP using smaller and more rugged HPM technology that can be integrated on a wider range of carrier systems.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li>Jackson, Randy (October 30, 2012). <a href="http://www.boeing.com/Features/2012/10/bds_champ_10_22_12.html">"CHAMP - lights out (Video)"</a>. Boeing.</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Fulghum, David. "Leave Them Sitting In Silence, In The Dark". Aviation Week. Archived from the original on March 21, 2010. Retrieved 2009-03-04. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100321164415/http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/defense/index.jsp?plckController=Blog" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20100321164415/http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/defense/index.jsp?plckController=Blog</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Lewis, Brandon. "Raytheon EMP weapon tested by Boeing, USAF Research Lab". Military Embedded Systems. Retrieved 8 December 2017. <a href="http://mil-embedded.com/news/raytheon-emp-missile-tested-by-boeing-usaf-research-lab/" target="_blank">http://mil-embedded.com/news/raytheon-emp-missile-tested-by-boeing-usaf-research-lab/</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Non-kinetic Missile Records 1st Operational Test Flight". Boeing. Retrieved 23 October 2012. <a href="http://boeing.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=2454" target="_blank">http://boeing.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=2454</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Boeing's Counter-Electronics High Power Microwave Advanced Missile Project - Business Insider <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/beoings-counter-electronics-high-power-microwave-advanced-missile-project-2012-10?0=defense" target="_blank">http://www.businessinsider.com/beoings-counter-electronics-high-power-microwave-advanced-missile-project-2012-10?0=defense</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Reed, john (October 22, 2012). "Boeing's flying blackout". ForeignPolicy.com. <a href="https://foreignpolicy.com/2012/10/22/boeings-flying-blackout/" target="_blank">https://foreignpolicy.com/2012/10/22/boeings-flying-blackout/</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Air Force expects to test counter-electronics missile in 2016 - MilitaryTimes.com, 16 September 2014 <a href="http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20140916/NEWS04/309160056/Air-Force-expects-test-counter-electronics-missile-2016" target="_blank">http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20140916/NEWS04/309160056/Air-Force-expects-test-counter-electronics-missile-2016</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>The U.S. Air Force Has a Computer-Killing Cruise Missile - Medium.com/War-is-Boring, 30 March 2015 <a href="https://medium.com/war-is-boring/the-u-s-air-force-has-a-computer-killing-cruise-missile-6a0bcf481ce1" target="_blank">https://medium.com/war-is-boring/the-u-s-air-force-has-a-computer-killing-cruise-missile-6a0bcf481ce1</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>USAF nominates JASSM missile to host new computer-killing weapon - Flightglobal.com, 14 May 2015 <a href="http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/usaf-nominates-jassm-missile-to-host-new-computer-killing-412348/" target="_blank">http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/usaf-nominates-jassm-missile-to-host-new-computer-killing-412348/</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>ANALYSIS: Defence firms get creative at Air Warfare Symposium - Flightglobal.com, 25 February 2016 <a href="https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/analysis-defence-firms-get-creative-at-air-warfare-422373/" target="_blank">https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/analysis-defence-firms-get-creative-at-air-warfare-422373/</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>High-power microwaves missiles that destroys electronics, not buildings. Air Recognition. 20 May 2019. <a href="https://www.airrecognition.com/index.php/archive-world-worldwide-news-air-force-aviation-aerospace-air-military-defence-industry/global-defense-security-news/2019-news-aerospace-industry-air-force/may/5050-usa-high-power-microwaves-missiles-that-destroys-electronics-not-buildings.html" target="_blank">https://www.airrecognition.com/index.php/archive-world-worldwide-news-air-force-aviation-aerospace-air-military-defence-industry/global-defense-security-news/2019-news-aerospace-industry-air-force/may/5050-usa-high-power-microwaves-missiles-that-destroys-electronics-not-buildings.html</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>Raytheon pitches CHAMP derivative for air defence - Flightglobal.com, 21 June 2016 <a href="https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/raytheon-pitches-champ-derivative-for-air-defence-426549/" target="_blank">https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/raytheon-pitches-champ-derivative-for-air-defence-426549/</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>US Navy, Air Force running ‘capstone test’ of new high-power microwave missile. Defense News. 1 July 2022. <a href="https://www.defensenews.com/battlefield-tech/2022/07/01/us-navy-air-force-running-capstone-test-of-new-high-power-microwave-missile/" target="_blank">https://www.defensenews.com/battlefield-tech/2022/07/01/us-navy-air-force-running-capstone-test-of-new-high-power-microwave-missile/</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>