8.4 Microwave Weapons for Atmospheric and Space Applications
779
also been developing various technical versions of programs for bombarding the
Earth’s surface from space.
In particular, it is supposed that a special orbital vehicle can carry on its board
weapons for destruction of non-nuclear projectiles with extra strong shells made of
titanium or tungsten. Such projectiles shall fly at a speed of over 3 km/s and create
the energy equivalent to a small nuclear explosion upon contact with the target.
This is not the only special weapon developed to be used in offensive orbital
groups. It is planned that the main types of spacecrafts designed for space military
purposes will be
– Laser spacecrafts on orbital platforms (anti-satellite defense tasks, selective
attacks on ground targets);
– Combat guarding satellites (following and protection of critical space objects);
– Kinetic energy weapons (destruction of enemy satellites, interception of intercontinental ballistic missiles);
– Ground-based space interceptors (performance of anti-satellite defense tasks,
destruction of ICBM warheads);
– Spacecrafts and aircrafts (performance of tasks of anti-satellite defense,
combating ICBM and planes);
– Space-based microwave weapons (disabling electrical circuits in command and
control centers and other objects);
– Unmanned orbital spacecrafts (countering enemy satellites, destroying important
ground targets);
– Space mines (creation of space minefields to destroy enemy satellites).
Today, experts mostly consider weapons based on new physical principles to include
directional energy weapons, first of all—radio frequency, laser, and accelerating
weapons, which used beam energy as a damaging factor.
Such studies as creation of plasmoids to combat aerospace objects to combat
aerospace objects.
It should be noted that the unique technology of creating plasmoid-based plasma
weapons was first developed in Russia. This technology was patented by the diploma
for discovery No. 007 of 1987, issued by JSC NIIRP and the Ioffe Physico-Technical
Institute. The essence of the discovery consisted in the experimentally proved possibility of creating local plasma formations (plasmoids) capable of performing aerodynamic effects on fast-moving objects in the atmosphere above the protected object
(territory) with the help of powerful microwave radiation from the Earth.
Based on the work performed, JSC NIIRP developed a concept of a plasma weapon
complex (PWC) for intercepting strategic missile warheads. The method of military
application of the PWC suggested by the authors consisted in focusing powerful inphase microwave radiation of several generators in the selected point of the warhead
trajectory, igniting plasma and creating a plasmoid, the position of which is adjusted
relative to the target. Upon contact with the plasmoid, the warhead undergoes extreme
dynamic overloads and is destroyed (or deflected).
779
also been developing various technical versions of programs for bombarding the
Earth’s surface from space.
In particular, it is supposed that a special orbital vehicle can carry on its board
weapons for destruction of non-nuclear projectiles with extra strong shells made of
titanium or tungsten. Such projectiles shall fly at a speed of over 3 km/s and create
the energy equivalent to a small nuclear explosion upon contact with the target.
This is not the only special weapon developed to be used in offensive orbital
groups. It is planned that the main types of spacecrafts designed for space military
purposes will be
– Laser spacecrafts on orbital platforms (anti-satellite defense tasks, selective
attacks on ground targets);
– Combat guarding satellites (following and protection of critical space objects);
– Kinetic energy weapons (destruction of enemy satellites, interception of intercontinental ballistic missiles);
– Ground-based space interceptors (performance of anti-satellite defense tasks,
destruction of ICBM warheads);
– Spacecrafts and aircrafts (performance of tasks of anti-satellite defense,
combating ICBM and planes);
– Space-based microwave weapons (disabling electrical circuits in command and
control centers and other objects);
– Unmanned orbital spacecrafts (countering enemy satellites, destroying important
ground targets);
– Space mines (creation of space minefields to destroy enemy satellites).
Today, experts mostly consider weapons based on new physical principles to include
directional energy weapons, first of all—radio frequency, laser, and accelerating
weapons, which used beam energy as a damaging factor.
Such studies as creation of plasmoids to combat aerospace objects to combat
aerospace objects.
It should be noted that the unique technology of creating plasmoid-based plasma
weapons was first developed in Russia. This technology was patented by the diploma
for discovery No. 007 of 1987, issued by JSC NIIRP and the Ioffe Physico-Technical
Institute. The essence of the discovery consisted in the experimentally proved possibility of creating local plasma formations (plasmoids) capable of performing aerodynamic effects on fast-moving objects in the atmosphere above the protected object
(territory) with the help of powerful microwave radiation from the Earth.
Based on the work performed, JSC NIIRP developed a concept of a plasma weapon
complex (PWC) for intercepting strategic missile warheads. The method of military
application of the PWC suggested by the authors consisted in focusing powerful inphase microwave radiation of several generators in the selected point of the warhead
trajectory, igniting plasma and creating a plasmoid, the position of which is adjusted
relative to the target. Upon contact with the plasmoid, the warhead undergoes extreme
dynamic overloads and is destroyed (or deflected).