Air Force and Navy have been initiated to develop the new type modified non-lethal directed energy weapons plan for crowd control in the urban areas, the protection of ground-based and sea vessels from the surrounding threat. Since fiscal 2002, the programme as a technology demonstration earlier (ACTD) part of the project, Raytheon has been active in the development of mobile-only system to resist. At present, the mobile system is the initiative to resist the United States only desert southwest to assess their military identification effect. If the assessment of the reliability and performance of maintenance, this mobile initiative to resist the possible installation of the system only to the "Hummer" vehicles, in 2005 or 2006 put into use to meet emergencies.
Only refused to take the initiative system can generate millimeter-wave energy beam, exposure to the skin can be caused unbearable burning effect for the former officers to stop, but will not cause injury or prolonged side-effects, is expected to replace those likely to cause death and disability weapons. U.S. Air Force is already in early October 2004 with the communications and energy industries of the two companies signed a total value of about 20 million US dollars contract, the development of larger, higher power Airborne initiative to resist only system. Airborne reject the initiative in 2010 only system will be put into use, the use of C-130 transport planes of the type of aircraft air. The initial study will address the following questions: MW-class compact design energy systems and higher efficiency beam generator. At the same time, the United States Navy decided to test and assess Raytheon Manufacturing investment can be deployed using the positioning system only refused to take the initiative. Only refused to take the initiative and automotive systems, positioning systems initiative to resist only small size, low power.
At present, the mobile only reject the initiative system (experimental prototype called "1") has been going on for the road test. Tests confirmed that the initiative system has refused only "after the launch of microwave beams can leave" capability, and winds of up to 32 km / hour in still used effectively. Although there are no plans to take the initiative to resist only mobile systems deployed to Afghanistan or Iraq as a part of project evaluation, but it does not rule out such a possibility.
Reportedly, installed in the "Hummer" vehicles only reject the initiative system can produce about 100 kilowatts of power, the effective distance of far more than light weapons firing range. Raytheon will be manufactured can be deployed only positioning system to resist the initiative called "2", and its size and power, "a system" exactly the same. Manufacturing is the prototype for the Navy for 30 kilowatts of power, the size of the "two systems" half of proximity "System 2" 1 / 3. System can be installed in the limited access to the port or waterway ships, from the fast-moving threat to small vessels. Systems can be installed to other coastal facilities, provide protection for the anti-terrorist force. "System 2" can be the implementation of the above-mentioned tasks.
Office of the Secretary of Defense is leading the transition for the Army and Marine Corps armored vehicles developed called "local Executive" (Sheriff), modified to resist the initiative only system, and are also taken into account can be used for city operations, the power of 400 kW for the team refused to take the initiative to use only the modified system. Despite the initiative to resist the system only takes a positive attitude toward potential, a number of Department of Defense officials pointed out that in the early technology demonstration programmes and projects concluded with a combat system that can be adjustments to the programme and zoom, talking about different manufacturers modified system When premature.