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			{{Short description\|Particle accelerator being developed by India}}
			{{about\|India's first potential [[Particle accelerator]] being developed by [[DRDO]]\|Hindu goddess deity\|Kali\|for the demonic entity in the same religion\|Kali (asura)\|other uses\|Kali (disambiguation)}}

	The '''KALI''' ('''Kilo [[Ampere]] Linear Injector''') is a linear electron accelerator being developed in [[India]] by [[Defence Research and Development Organisation]] (DRDO) and [[Bhabha Atomic Research Centre]] (BARC). It is said by many organisations and institutes to have [[directed-energy weapon]] capabilities. This '''KALI''' weapon is said to be India's top-secret weapon.		The '''KALI''' ('''Kilo [[Ampere]] Linear Injector''') is a linear electron accelerator being developed in [[India]] by [[Defence Research and Development Organisation]] (DRDO) and [[Bhabha Atomic Research Centre]] (BARC). It is said by many organisations and institutes to have [[directed-energy weapon]] capabilities. This '''KALI''' weapon is said to be India's top-secret weapon.

	==Overview ==		==Overview ==
	The KALI is a [[particle accelerator]]. It emits powerful pulses of [[electrons]]. Other components in the machine down the line convert the electron energy into EM radiation, which can be adjusted to [[x-ray]] or [[microwave]] frequencies.<ref name="BARC">{{Cite web\|title=Development of High Power Pulsed Electron Accelerators\|url=http://www.barc.gov.in/btdg/appd/power.html\|website=barc.gov.in}}</ref>		The KALI is a [[particle accelerator]]. It emits powerful pulses of [[electrons]]. Other components in the machine down the line convert the electron energy into [[electromagnetic radiation]], which can be adjusted to [[x-ray]] or [[microwave]] frequencies.<ref name="BARC">{{Cite web\|title=Development of High Power Pulsed Electron Accelerators\|url=http://www.barc.gov.in/btdg/appd/power.html\|website=barc.gov.in}}</ref>

	~~This has took people's attention and it has been publicised by many news channels that the KALI could, one day be used in~~ a high-~~power~~ microwave gun~~, which could destroy~~ incoming [[missile]]s and [[aircraft]] ~~through soft-kill (~~destroying ~~the~~ electronic circuitry ~~on the missile~~). ~~However, weaponising such a system has many obstacles to overcome~~.		Its intended use is as a [[countermeasure]] against enemy invasion. Such a high-powered microwave gun may be able to disable incoming [[missile]]s and [[aircraft]] by destroying their electronic circuitry and rendering them out of control.<ref>{{cite journal\|publisher=[[National Defense University Press]]\|last=Obering III\|first=Henry ("Trey")\|title=Directed Energy Weapons Are Real...And Disruptive\|date=2020-01-01\|periodical=PRISM\|url=https://ndupress.ndu.edu/Portals/68/Documents/prism/prism_8-3/prism_8-3_Obering_36-46.pdf}}</ref>

	==History==		==History==

	The project was first founded by Dr. P.H. Ron, and mooted in 1985 by the then Director of the BARC, Dr. [[R. Chidambaram]]. Work on the project began in 1989, being developed by the Accelerators & Pulse Power Division of the BARC. DRDO is also involved with this project. It was initially developed for industrial applications, although defence applications became clearer later.<ref>{{cite journal \|year=1999 \|title=India to test beam weapon \|journal=Competition Science Journal \|publisher=Mahendra Jain \|volume=October 1999 \|issue=20 \|pages=980–981 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8ucDAAAAMBAJ&q=%22India+to+test+beam+weapon&pg=PA980 }}</ref>		The project was first founded by Dr. P.H. Ron, and mooted in 1985 by the then Director of the BARC, Dr. [[R. Chidambaram]]. Work on the project began in 1989, being developed by the Accelerators & Pulse Power Division of the BARC. DRDO is also involved with this project. It was initially developed for industrial applications, although defence applications became clearer later.<ref>{{cite journal \|year=1999 \|title=India to test beam weapon \|journal=Competition Science Journal \|publisher=Mahendra Jain \|volume=October 1999 \|issue=20 \|pages=980–981 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8ucDAAAAMBAJ&q=%22India+to+test+beam+weapon&pg=PA980 }}</ref>

	The first accelerators had an electron beam power of ~0.4GW, which increased as later versions were developed. These were the KALI 80, KALI 200, KALI 1000, and the KALI 5000.<ref name="BARC" />		The first accelerators had an electron beam power of ~0.4GW, which increased as later versions were developed. These were the KALI 80, KALI 200, KALI 1000, and the KALI 5000.<ref name="BARC" />

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	The KALI (Kilo [[Ampere]] Linear Injector) is a linear electron accelerator being developed in [[India]] by [[Defence Research and Development Organisation]] (DRDO) and [[Bhabha Atomic Research Centre]] (BARC). It is ~~rumoured~~ to have [[directed-energy weapon]] capabilities.		The '''KALI''' ('''Kilo [[Ampere]] Linear Injector''') is a linear electron accelerator being developed in [[India]] by [[Defence Research and Development Organisation]] (DRDO) and [[Bhabha Atomic Research Centre]] (BARC). It is said by many organisations and institutes to have [[directed-energy weapon]] capabilities. This '''KALI''' weapon is said to be India's top-secret weapon.

	==Overview ==		==Overview ==
	The KALI is a [[particle accelerator]]. It emits powerful pulses of [[electrons]]. Other components in the machine down the line convert the electron energy into EM radiation, which can be adjusted to [[x-ray]] or [[microwave]] frequencies.<ref name="BARC">{{Cite web\|title=Development of High Power Pulsed Electron Accelerators\|url=http://www.barc.gov.in/btdg/appd/power.html\|website=barc.gov.in}}</ref>		The KALI is a [[particle accelerator]]. It emits powerful pulses of [[electrons]]. Other components in the machine down the line convert the electron energy into EM radiation, which can be adjusted to [[x-ray]] or [[microwave]] frequencies.<ref name="BARC">{{Cite web\|title=Development of High Power Pulsed Electron Accelerators\|url=http://www.barc.gov.in/btdg/appd/power.html\|website=barc.gov.in}}</ref>

	This has ~~fueled rumours~~ that the KALI could, one day be used in a high-power microwave gun, which could destroy incoming [[missile]]s and [[aircraft]] through soft-kill (destroying the electronic circuitry on the missile). However, weaponising such a system has many obstacles to overcome.		This has took people's attention and it has been publicised by many news channels that the KALI could, one day be used in a high-power microwave gun, which could destroy incoming [[missile]]s and [[aircraft]] through soft-kill (destroying the electronic circuitry on the missile). However, weaponising such a system has many obstacles to overcome.

	==History==		==History==
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	The first accelerators had an electron beam power of ~0.4GW, which increased as later versions were developed. These were the KALI 80, KALI 200, KALI 1000, and the KALI 5000.<ref name="BARC" />		The first accelerators had an electron beam power of ~0.4GW, which increased as later versions were developed. These were the KALI 80, KALI 200, KALI 1000, and the KALI 5000.<ref name="BARC" />

	The KALI-~~5000~~ was commissioned for use in late 2004.<ref>[http://www.barc.gov.in/presentations/dirspeech.html BARC Director's speech on October 29 2004 celebrating Dr. Homi Bhabha's 95th Birth Anniversary]</ref>		The KALI-1000 was commissioned for use in late 2004.<ref>[http://www.barc.gov.in/presentations/dirspeech.html BARC Director's speech on October 29 2004 celebrating Dr. Homi Bhabha's 95th Birth Anniversary]</ref>

	==Applications==		==Applications==

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The KALI (Kilo [[Ampere]] Linear Injector) is a linear electron accelerator being developed in [[India]] by [[Defence Research and Development Organisation]] (DRDO) and [[Bhabha Atomic Research Centre]] (BARC). It is rumoured to have [[directed-energy weapon]] capabilities.

==Overview ==
The KALI is a [[particle accelerator]]. It emits powerful pulses of [[electrons]]. Other components in the machine down the line convert the electron energy into EM radiation, which can be adjusted to [[x-ray]] or [[microwave]] frequencies.<ref name="BARC">{{Cite web|title=Development of High Power Pulsed Electron Accelerators|url=http://www.barc.gov.in/btdg/appd/power.html|website=barc.gov.in}}</ref>

This has fueled rumours that the KALI could, one day be used in a high-power microwave gun, which could destroy incoming [[missile]]s and [[aircraft]] through soft-kill (destroying the electronic circuitry on the missile). However, weaponising such a system has many obstacles to overcome.

==History==

The project was first founded by Dr. P.H. Ron, and mooted in 1985 by the then Director of the BARC, Dr. [[R. Chidambaram]]. Work on the project began in 1989, being developed by the Accelerators & Pulse Power Division of the BARC. DRDO is also involved with this project. It was initially developed for industrial applications, although defence applications became clearer later.<ref>{{cite journal |year=1999 |title=India to test beam weapon |journal=Competition Science Journal |publisher=Mahendra Jain |volume=October 1999 |issue=20 |pages=980–981 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8ucDAAAAMBAJ&q=%22India+to+test+beam+weapon&pg=PA980 }}</ref>

The first accelerators had an electron beam power of ~0.4GW, which increased as later versions were developed. These were the KALI 80, KALI 200, KALI 1000, and the KALI 5000.<ref name="BARC" />

The KALI-5000 was commissioned for use in late 2004.<ref>[http://www.barc.gov.in/presentations/dirspeech.html BARC Director's speech on October 29 2004 celebrating Dr. Homi Bhabha's 95th Birth Anniversary]</ref>

==Applications==

The KALI has been put to various uses by the DRDO.

The X-rays emitted are being used in Ballistics research as an illuminator for ultrahigh speed photography by the Terminal Ballistics Research Institute (TBRL) in Chandigarh. The Microwave emissions are used for EM Research.

The microwave-producing version of KALI has also been used by the DRDO scientists for testing the vulnerability of the electronic systems of the [[HAL Tejas|Light Combat Aircraft]] (LCA), which was then under development.

It has also helped in designing electrostatic shields to "harden" the LCA and missiles from microwave attack by the enemy as well as protecting satellites against deadly Electromagnetic Impulses (EMI) generated by nuclear weapons and other cosmic disturbances, which "fry" and destroy electronic circuits. Electronic components currently used in missiles can withstand fields of approximately 300 V/cm, while the fields in case of an EMI attack can reach thousands of V/cm.

==See also==

* [[Defence industry of India]]
* [[DRDO Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon]]
* [[Indian Space Research Organisation]]
* [[Guided missiles of India]]
* [[India and weapons of mass destruction ]]
* [[Indian Ballistic Missile Defence Programme]]

==References==
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==External links==
* http://www.barc.gov.in/btdg/appd/power.html

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