The Air Force does not believe it can produce an operational Counter-electronics High-powered Microwave Advanced Missile by fiscal year 2016 as directed by Congress, but will instead produce a "cross-function study" this summer to inform the way ahead for this type of technology. The sophisticated electronic attack device known as CHAMP was developed by the Air Force Research Laboratory's directed-energy directorate and Boeing and was successfully flight tested at the Utah Test and Training Range in 2012. Despite positive test...
