An electromagnetic pulse (EMP) weapon called an E-bomb is proposed. It could destroy power grids, electronics, and communication systems over an entire coast while sparing humans and other living species. The E-bomb works by generating an intense electromagnetic burst using either a flux compression generator or a virtual cathode oscillator. This would overwhelm and damage the electric circuitry of targeted systems. Delivery could be via cruise missile, aircraft, or air-to-air missile. While an effective weapon, E-bombs would be difficult to implement accurately and their effects hard to assess. Defenses would require comprehensive electromagnetic shielding.

1. SUBMITTED BY:
DEEPAK MITTAL
B.E. FINAL YEAR
COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY &
ENGINEERING,UDAIPUR

2. INTRODUCTION
 Future warfare compaigns will require more suitable
to achieve shock effect over large target sets with small
Attacking force
 Electromagnetic bombs (E-Bomb) can preform such a
role
 Developed by Dr. Carlo Kopp, Associate Fellow AIAA
And Freelence Defense Analyst
 It can destroy Power Grids,Electronics And Communication
System along an entire cost but spare human and other
Living species

3.  It is weapon of Electrical Mass
Disruption
 It is based on Electromagne-
tic Pulse Theory
 This weapon change magnetic
field which couple with electric
circuitry to produce damage
currents surges

4. AN ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE WEAPON EMP IS
DESIGNED TO OVERWHELM THE ELECTRIC
CIRCUITRY WITH AN INTENSE ELECTRO
MAGNETIC FIELD
ELECTRIC CURRENT GENERATES MAGNETIC
FIELD AND CHANGING MAGNETIC FIELD IN TURN
GENERATES A CURRENT
AN INTENSE FLUCTUATING MAGNETIC FIELD CAN
PRODUCE A LARGE AMOUNT OF CURRENT WHICH
CAN BURN LOW POWER SEMI CONDUCTOR
DEVICES
BASIC IDEA

5. DESIGNING A E-BOMB
BASICALLY THERE ARE TWO METHODS
FOR DESIGNING A E-BOMB
1.FLUX COMPRESSION GENERATOR (FCG)
METHOD
2. VIRTUAL CATHODE OSCILLATOR (VIRCATOR)

6.  FCG IS A DEVICE WHICH CAN PRODUCE PEAK
OF ELECTRICAL ENERGIES OF MEGA JOULS IN
TENS TO HUNDREDS OF MICRO SECONDS OF
TIME.
IT CONSISTS OF :-
1) Power Supply
2) Explosive Pumped Copper Cylinder Surmounted by
Helical Colis
3) A Micro Wave Source
FCG METHOD

8. Events series when the bomb goes off:
 Capacitors connects to Stator  sets electrical current
through wires  Generates Intense Magnetic Field.
 Fuze mechanism ignites the explosive material  Explosion
travels as wave through the middle of the armature cylinder
OPERATION OF E-BOMB

9. Continued…
 Explosion passes through cylinder  Cylinder comes in
contact with stator winding  creates a short circuit 
cuts the stator off from its power supply.
 Moving short circuit compresses Magnetic Field 
generates Intense Electromagnetic burst.

10.  The principle of VIRACTOR is that of acceleraing a high
current electron beam against a mesh(or foil) anode
 Many electron will pass through the anode forming a bubble
of space charge behind the anode
 This space charge region will oscillate at microwave
frequencies. If the space charge region is placed into resonant
cavity which is appropriately tuned,very high peak powers may
be achived.
 The operating principle of VIRACTOR is more complex
than that of FCG METHOD
VIRACTOR METHOD

12.  Armature - copper tube / fast explosive
 Stator - helical heavy wire coil
 Initiator - plane wave explosive lense
 Jacket - prevents disintegration due magnetic forces

13. BOMB CAN BE DELIVERED THROUGH :-
1.CRUISE MISSILE
2.CONVENTIONAL AIRCRAFT
3. AIR TO AIR MISSILE
Delivery of E-bombs

14. TARGETING E-BOMB
 fixed installations
(buildings, radar and
comms sites ) -
conventional methods
 radiating mobile /
hidden targets (ships,
mobile SAMs) - use
ESM or ELS
 non radiating mobile /
hidden targets - use
Unintentional Emissions
(UE)

15. IT WOULD TEMPORARILY JAM ELECTRONICS SYSTEMS ,MORE
INTENSE PULSES WOULD CORRUPT IMPORTANT COMPUTER
DATA AND VERY POWERFUL BURSTS WOULD COMPLETE FRY
ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENTS.
AN E-BOMB COULD EFFECTIVELY NEUTRALIZE:-
• Vehicle control systems
• Targeting systems, on the ground and on missiles and
bombs
 Communications systems
•Navigation systems
 Long and short-range sensor systems

16. DEFENCE AGAINST BOMB
 convert computer
rooms in to Faraday
cages
 use optical fibers for
data
 isolate power feeds
with transient arrestors
 use electromagnetic
“air lock”
 shielding must be
comprehensive

17.  Means of implementing E-Bombs are difficult.
 Means of delivery constrain the accuracy of weapon.
 Atmospheric propagation of waves.
 Difficult kill assessment
LIMITATATION

18.  Offers a very high payoff in attacking the fundamental
information processing and communication facilities
 E-bombs can cause hard electrical kills over larger
areas than conventional explosives
 Measures should be taken to safeguard against
future attacks