Radio Frequency

Radio Frequency (rf) Weapons in the National Security Context

A definition and brief description of Radio Frequency (rf) Weapons in relation to national security is as follows:RF weapons, also known as directed-energy weapons, use electromagnetic energy on specific frequencies to disable electronic systems. The principle is similar to that of high-power microwave (HPM) weapons, only HPM systems tend to be much more sophisticated, and are thus, more likely to be in the control of superpowers or near-superpowers. RF weapons, by contrast, are simple and low-voltage enough that they could be deployed by smaller, less technologically enhanced forces.