Russia says it has a giant microwave gun thatcan destroy drones from 6miles away

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Russia claims it has a giant microwave gun that can destroy drones from 6 miles away



A private demonstration of Russia's new drone-disabling microwave gun took place last week at the Russian Defence Ministry's Army-2015 expo.

The 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.

When mounted on a special platform, the 'microwave gun' is capable of ensuring perimeter defense at 360 degrees," said a spokesman for the Kremlin-owned United Instrument Manufacturing Corp, according to Sputnik News.

As well as its reported capabilities for taking out drones and warheads, the 'microwave gun' is said to disrupt radio frequencies and "deactivate the equipment" of low-flying planes, the report said.

The system has a range of 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) and can be fired in any direction.

"This mobile microwave irradiation complex performs off-frequency rejection of electronics aboard low-altitude aerial targets and warheads of high precision weapons," a source in Rostech Corporation told TASS.

"In terms of performance capabilities, the complex has no competitors in the world," the source said in a Russia Today report. All the equipment is mounted on a tracked Buk missile air defense transportation platform.

The newest Russian military aircraft, the Yak-130 was also on show at the Army-2015 expo, an international military forum that took place at the 'Patriot' military amusement park.

The Kremlin will also add hundreds of drones to its military by 2025 and unveil the new Armata T-14 tank. It is said to have ceramic armour which is 50% stronger than traditional equipment, a powerful 125-millimetre cannon and an electronic warning system to head off potential mechanical problems.

These are all part of Vladimir Putin's plans to modernise Russia's army. The president is allocating unprecedented amounts of secret funds to enhance Russia's largest military buildup since the Cold War, according to data from Bloomberg.

The part of the federal budget that is so-called black - authorised but not itemised - has doubled since 2010 to 21% and now totals 3.2 trillion rubles ($60 billion), according to estimates by the Gaidar Institute, an independent think tank in Moscow.

"We cannot fully grasp Putin's intent," said U.S. Air Force General Philip Breedlove, according to the Defence Department's website.

"What we can do is learn from his actions, and what we see suggests growing Russian capabilities, significant military modernisation and an ambitious strategic intent."



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I am curious to see what happens when this starts.   More white Van jobs disappearing !

Amazon's 30-Minute Drone Deliveries Will Start Next Year



There we all were, thinking that delivery by the next morning was pretty fast - but Amazon is to deliver within 30 minutes as early as next year.

The deliveries won't come in a white van - they'll be dropped off by a drone, within half an hour of ordering.

Customers will even be able to order goods to their current location (using a GPS smartphone app) rather than to their home address.

Last week, America's Federal Aviation Administration announced that regulations to govern such drones would be in place within a year - and Amazon said that as soon as these regulations are in place, their drones will take flight.

In the UK, drones would be governed by Civil Aviation Authority regulations - but the company has a testing centre in Britain where it is working on the technology.

Amazon says, 'We're excited about this technology and one day using it to deliver packages to customers around the world in 30 minutes or less.

'We have Prime Air development centers in the United States, the United Kingdom and Israel, and we are testing in multiple international locations.

Amazon is testing various different models of drone at centres around the world - and experts believe there is strong demand for drone deliveries.


https://uk.news.yahoo.com/amazon-s-30-minute-drone-deliveries-will-start-next-year-082443176.html