Active Denial System
Country of Origin: USA
description
The Active Denial System (ADS) is a non-lethal millimeter beam weapon. Millimeter beams are electromagnetic waves that are about 100 times shorter and more powerful than microwaves. The millimeter-wave generator sends the waves to the antenna, which aims and focuses the beam. The ADS uses a 95 GHz millimeter wave that travels at the speed of light.
The ADS achieves its deterrent effect by heating water 1/64th of an inch beneath the skin of the target. This causes an involuntary...
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