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Pioneered by the defence department's Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Program (JNLWD), the new direct energy weapon has the ability to stop a cart in its tracks without harming the vehicle or its driver.
"The jammer works by targeting the car's engine control unit causing it to reboot over and over, stalling the engine. Like an invisible hand, the microwaves hold the car in place." David Law, who leads JNLWD's technology division, said in March: "Anything that has electronics on it, these high-powered microwaves will affect. As long as the [radio] is on, it holds the vehicle stopped."
[...] "The RFVS system uses high-power magnetron tubes to generate intense RF pulses that interfere with a vehicle's electronics, rendering it temporarily inoperable. The engine cannot be restarted while the RF is on but is readily restarted once the RF is turned off. Thus, the RFVS system allows for the maintenance of a safe keep-out zone in situations that might otherwise require the use of lethal force. The defined measure of success for this system is a demonstrated, effective capability against more than 80% of the candidate target-vehicle-class list, which includes passenger cars and large vehicles."
A video shows demonstrations of the weapon against cars and boats.
(Score: 2) by OrugTor on Tuesday May 01 2018, @03:57PM (2 children)
London has low rainfall. You're thinking of Manchester.
(Score: 2) by Freeman on Tuesday May 01 2018, @06:18PM
Define "Low Rainfall". According to http://www.holiday-weather.com/london/averages/ [holiday-weather.com] They average 13+ days of rain during the summer and even more the rest of the year. Sure, Manchester seems to be averaging 20+ days every month, but that doesn't mean London has "low rainfall". Adding up all the averages and dividing them by the number of days in the year leaves you with slightly more than 0.5. Thus, you end up with a "rainy day" 50% of the time in London. I'm going with that's moderate to heavy rainfall.
Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 02 2018, @02:42PM
Isn't all rain low once it hits the ground?