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Roselyne Min

China develops compact microwave driver that could power a ‘Starlink-killer’ weapon

China has developed a new piece of military technology that could one day be used to disrupt satellite networks such as Starlink, according to a study.

Researchers at the Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology (NINT), a research facility linked to the Chinese military in Xi’an, say they have built the world’s smallest driver for a high-power microwave (HPM) weapon, a system that could potentially be used to disrupt satellite networks such as Starlink.

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