Air Force Research Laboratory continues CHAMP miniaturization plans

By Leigh Giangreco / February 19, 2016 at 9:57 AM
Despite calls from Congress to field the Counter-electronics High Power Microwave Advanced Missile, the Air Force's proposed fiscal year 2017 budget outlines plans to prolong research efforts for the program. The Air Force demonstrated the computer-killing CHAMP system in 2012 on a Conventional Air Launched Cruise Missile, but the Air Force Research Laboratory has steered away from immediately fielding it on Boeing's CALCM. Instead, last year AFRL Commander Maj. Gen. Thomas Masiello proposed miniaturizing the CHAMP technology and fielding it...

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