RTX’s (RTX) Raytheon unit said Monday it and the US Air Force Research Laboratory have completed a three-week field test of the CHIMERA high-power microwave weapon at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico.
CHIMERA stands for Counter-Electronic High-Power Microwave Extended-Range Air Base Defense system, the company said.
The company added the system has been designed to fire highly concentrated radio energy at multiple middle-to-long-range targets.
Raytheon has collaborated with the Air Force Research Laboratory, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division, and the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering to complete the project, the company said.