A directed-energy weapon (DEW) emits highly focused energy, transferring that energy to a target to damage it. Potential applications of this technology include anti-personnel weapon systems, potential missile defense system, and the disabling of lightly armored vehicles such as cars, drones, jet skis, and electronic devices such as mobile phones.\r<br>\r<br>The energy can come in various forms:\r<br>\r<br>- Electromagnetic radiation, including radio frequency, microwave, lasers and masers\r<br>- Particles with mass, in particle-beam weapons (technically a form of micro-projectile weapon)\r<br>- Sound, in sonic weapons
