[alephnerd]

They are. EW and IR C-UAS has been productionized over the past decade in most countries, but there are still supply chain and cost blockers around power electronics and they tend to be treated as a last resort because of their indiscriminate nature.

[DoctorOetker]

A magnet, a conventional explosive, and a coil on a flexible cylinder of polymer film; are power electronics truly necessary for a localized EMP?

[jacquesm]

I'll bet you could make it in a weekend.

[DoctorOetker]

Only if one understands the different failure modes, but either way the average HN reader shouldn't try this at home or you'll get in trouble with radio spectrum pollution.

[alephnerd]

Yes. Range, accuracy, targeting, and reducing blast radius matter.

Not sure what else I can say so I'll leave it at that, and will not engage with further comments.