La corporación Rusa KRET, se encuentra desarrollando un arma electromagnética de Ultra Alta Frecuencia (UHF), para equipar a su futuro avión de combate autónomo de 6ta generación. Este tipo de arma tiene por objetivo la destrucción de los sistemas electrónicos del oponente, mediante la acción de enormes cantidades de energía proveniente de medios electromagnéticos. A su vez, otros países disponen también de sistemas similares, por lo que se trabaja en el desarrollo de medidas de protección activa, a través de equipos que dispongan de filtros capaces de bloquear esa energía letal recibida.
An electromagnetic gun, capable of destroying 
electronic instruments is to be installed on a proposed new (so-called sixth generation) remotely piloted fighter jet, an executive of Russian defence electronics manufacturer, KRET has said.
“Ultra-high frequency (UHF) weapons are a reality. Their laboratory tests continue non-stop. For instance, we may ‘burn’ down some electronic devices to see how much electromagnetic energy this will require,” the executive has been quoted as saying to Tass Thursday.
The executive said other countries were testing such weapons, too, so KRET was also working on a system of protection from the enemy’s UHF weapons.
“Receiving devices may be equipped with filters blocking the incoming energy. The sensor will then receive only informative and other useful signals. These protection systems are to be computer-adjustable, which would prevent the enemy from identifying potential holes in the filters. We are conducting this type or research, too,” he said.
The electromagnetic weapons are to be installed on a remote-controlled configuration ofproposed sixth generation fighter jet which could be a pilotless aircraft.
Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said last spring that work on such a drone was already in progress. KRET is developing on-board equipment for the sixth-generation jet and UHF weapons at its own initiative.
Fuente: http://www.defenseworld.net
