EXCLUSIVEUS Air Force secretly develops missiles that could obliterate Iran's nuclear facilities by zapping their electronics - without harming civilians DailyMail.com can reveal that the US Air Force has quietly deployed missiles that could destroy the electronics of Iran's nuclear facilities The microwave weapons are fitted into an air-launched cruise missile and delivered from B-52 bombers They can fly into enemy airspace at low altitude and emit sharp pulses of high power microwave (HPM) energy that fry computer chips By RONALD KESSLER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 15:40 EDT, 19 April 2024 | UPDATED: 16:01 EDT, 19 April 2024
Ronald Kessler, a former Washington Post and Wall Street Journal investigative reporter, is the New York Times Bestselling Author of 'The Secrets of the FBI,' 'The First Family Detail,' and the 'CIA at War.'
The US Air Force has quietly deployed missiles that could destroy the electronics of Iran's nuclear facilities with high-power microwaves, rendering them useless, without causing any fatalities, DailyMail.com has learned exclusively.
Known as the Counter-Electronics High Power Microwave Advanced Missile Project (CHAMP), the missiles were built by Boeing's Phantom Works for the US Air Force Research Laboratory and first tested successfully in 2012. They were deployed—meaning installed in various locations around the globe—and became operational in 2019.
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This comes as Israel has conducted strikes in Iran in retaliation for Tehran's unprecedented drone-and-missile assault earlier this week, defying US President's warning that more attacks could plunge the Middle East further into conflict.
DailyMail.com can reveal that the US Air Force has quietly deployed missiles that could destroy the electronics of Iran's nuclear facilities. The microwave weapons are fitted into an air-launched cruise missile and delivered from B-52 bombers. A B-52 bomber is pictured + 6 View gallery DailyMail.com can reveal that the US Air Force has quietly deployed missiles that could destroy the electronics of Iran's nuclear facilities. The microwave weapons are fitted into an air-launched cruise missile and delivered from B-52 bombers. A B-52 bomber is pictured
While Iran may attempt to shield its equipment, US officials say that would not be effective against the HPM missiles. Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi is pictured
View gallery While Iran may attempt to shield its equipment, US officials say that would not be effective against the HPM missiles. Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi is pictured
One more - can't help it...
Uh - not it isn't. B-52s are huge, have 8 engines, and of course are actually a plane. Not a missile. Here is a B-52: https://www.defensenews.com/air/2024/02/12/the-new-b-52-how-the-air-force-is-prepping-to-fly-century-old-bombers/
If I had to guess, the Daily Mail actually published a picture of the "secret" missile.