Bofors Hpm Blackout. Bofors HPM Blackout is a high-powered microwave weapon that is said to be able to destroy at short distance a wide variety of commercial off-the-shelf COTS electronic equipment and is purportedly non-lethal. According to a recent BAE Systems report a team of their researchers from Karlskoga Sweden demonstrated that the Bofors HPM BLACKOUT system had a destructive effect on selected electronic devices in weapons showing that it could be a valuable complement to other weapons particularly in an asymmetric environment where real threats are mixed up with innocent civilians. Jul 02 2009 Abstract. The total weight of the weapon system is less than 500 kg.
It is stated to be not lethal to humans. The total weight of the weapon system is less than 500 kg. It is stated to be not lethal to humans. Its not traditional electronic warfare we are talking about without spoiling says Magnus Karlsson. WikiProject Military history Rated Stub-Class This article is within the scope of the Military history WikiProject. Its called Bofors HPM Blackout.
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Bofors HPM Blackout is a high-powered microwave weapon that is said to be able to destroy at short distance a wide variety of commercial off-the-shelf COTS electronic equipment and is purportedly non-lethal. Bofors HPM Blackout is a high-powered microwave weapon system which is stated to be able to destroy at short distance a wide variety of commercial off-the-shelf COTS electronic equipment. According to a recent BAE Systems report a team of their researchers from Karlskoga Sweden demonstrated that the Bofors HPM BLACKOUT system had a destructive effect on selected electronic devices in weapons showing that it could be a valuable complement to other weapons particularly in an asymmetric environment where real threats are mixed up with innocent civilians. It is stated to be not lethal to humans. It is stated to be not lethal to humans. Another well-known gun made by the company was the Bofors.