This device, which sounds like something out of G.I. Joe, sends a pulse of microwave radiation that can set off or disable roadside IEDs. I'm surprised that something like this hasn't been perfected for ground use—there are some rumors of air-based devices but nothing concrete. According to an Air Force Research Library rep, the device...

"blew up... more than 75% of the improvised explosive devices it encountered in operationally realistic scenarios"

3/4 ain't too bad, but there's still a 25% chance you're going to get knocked. It just seems that radio-controlled triggers would be such an easy issue to tackle even if it means a temporary shut down of local communications systems. I mean, they did it in the Matrix when the squids were attacking, didn't they?

MICROWAVE RAY GUN ZAPS BOMBS [DefenseTech]

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