Raytheon Phaser

The Raytheon Phaser is a directed-energy weapon developed by Raytheon Technologies that uses high-power microwave electromagnetic radiation to destroy hostile drones, which technically makes it a maser rather than a phaser.{{cite web |url=https://www.rtx.com/raytheon/what-we-do/integrated-air-and-missile-defense/phaser-high-power-microwave |title=Phaser High-Power Microwave System |website=www.rtx.com |access-date=17 November 2024 |language=en}}{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-49984415 | title=Shooting drones out of the sky with Phasers | author=Michael Dempsey | work=BBC News | date=15 October 2019 }} The system uses vacuum tube technology to generate the radiated power and uses a reflector antenna to generate a conical beam, giving it the ability to destroy multiple drones at once at short range.{{cite journal |last1=Manz |first1=Barry |title=High-Power Microwave Systems – Getting (Much, Much) Closer to Operational Status |journal=Journal of Electromagnetic Dominance |date=January 24, 2023 |url=https://www.jedonline.com/2023/01/24/high-power-microwave-systems-getting-much-much-closer-to-operational-status/ |access-date=November 17, 2024 |format=on-line |issn=0192-429X}}