This technology makes me wonder if a more powerful version of it could be to counter manned aircraft as well?:
This undated picture, provided by the Agency for Defense Development (ADD), shows a high-powered electromagnetic pulse (EMP) generator developed by the ADD. (Yonhap)
South Korea is developing a technology to bring down unmanned North Korean aircraft using electromagnetic pulse (EMP), military officials said Sunday.
According to the officials, the Agency for Defense Development (ADD) has developed a directional, high-powered EMP generator, and it’s trying to devise ways to use it against small North Korean unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
An EMP occurs when a nuclear device is detonated at a high altitude, potentially damaging the power grid and rendering most electronic devices useless.
The ADD is said to be studying unmanned aircraft’s potential weaknesses against EMP. Its EMP generator and its potential defense against drones were presented during a conference hosted by the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology last week. [Yonhap]
