Eureka's EMP cannon destined for the Marines? (video)

Courtesy Engadget  Wed, 01/20/2010 - 12:34

Marines serving overseas have a low-tech, time-tested way of stopping cars that ignore checkpoints -- namely, a .50-caliber slug to the engine block.

Still, that hasn't stopping companies like Boeing and Eureka Aerospace from pouring tons of money into EMP research.

The cannon (whether mounted on aircraft or a squad car) is nowhere near ready for prime time -- but when has that stopped the Pentagon from sinking tons of money into something?

And the USAF isn't the...

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