Raytheon Missiles & Defense is developing high-power microwaves as part of layered air defenses

- Posted On
They’re two of the biggest threats to U.S. and allied military power, and they could hardly be more different. One is the hypersonic missile, which travels at more than five times the speed of sound and can strike targets at great distances. The other is the UAV, or unmanned aerial vehicle – particularly off-the-shelf drones modified into cheap weapons that are prohibitively expensive to defeat.