The Air Force has awarded a sole-source contract to Raytheon for high power electromagnetics technology research and development, which could hold implications for the service's directed-energy programs such as the Counter-electronics High-power Microwave Advanced Missile Project (CHAMP). The Air Force Research Laboratory Directed Energy Direction High Power Electromagnetic Division awarded a $150,000 contract Nov. 18 to Raytheon for continued research in high-power microwave technologies, specifically HPEM technology, according to a Dec. 14 Federal Business Opportunities notice. The research will capitalize...
