Pentagon demonstrates “Pain Ray”
Officially called the ‘Active Denial System’ (ADS), the system uses millimetre wave radio frequency to create a burning sensation in the top 1/64th inch of your skin.
The system could be used to move away crowds or advancing enemies, without doing any permanent damage. After 11,000 field tests, the Air Force Research Laboratory says only two people needed medical attention, one of whom was accidentally exposed to the system operating at 100%.
Last December I outlined this similar system from Ratheon, able to disrupt breathing using a low-frequency speaker system - that device was only at the patent stage at the time.
The ADS demonstrated was mounted on a humvee, and needs 16 hours to warm up before use. In the real world, it is likely to stay switched on all the time to be ready immediately, although that will chew through a lot of gas.
Check out a video of the machine in action here (skip to 1:30 for the action).
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