Electronic warfare systems are the best defence for Australia
There's no need for Australian politicians to squander billions of taxpayer dollars buying costly missile defence systems - which may not work. Australia can save heaps on defence spending by developing electronic warfare systems as an alternative to supporting US arms dealers which may leave this country exposed to attack. Electromagnetic Pulse Generators are relatively simple defensive tools which can disrupt communications, guidance and navigation systems. A low powered electromagnetic pulse can be made by discharging an ultra low inductance high voltage capacitor into a low inductance antenna. Russia and China have both perfected EMP weapons – as demonstrated in the Black Sea, when in 2014, the systems of the Destroyer, USS Donald Cook were disabled. This year, USS Fitzgerald was unable to manoeuvre to avoid colliding with a commercial freighter off Japan – despite having what the US regarded as the best defence and navigation systems. With an effective EMP system or Dir...