Frequency and waveform agile microwave devices

A system configured to emit electromagnetic radiation, the system comprising:

• a hardware computing sub-system;
• a programmable radio frequency (RF) generator configured to be controlled by the hardware computing sub-system, the RF generator configured to generate an RF signal having a central frequency in a range from about 1 MHz and to about 100 GHz, the RF signal comprising a plurality of pulses having a pulse duration, a duty cycle, and a pulse amplitude;
• an amplifying sub-system configured to amplify the RF signal, the amplifying sub-system comprising a plurality of solid-state amplifiers;
• and
• an antenna sub-system configured to direct an electromagnetic (EM) radiation towards a target electronic system, the EM radiation configured to cause a disruptive effect in the target electronic system at a power level greater than a threshold power level,
• wherein the system is configured to:
• direct the EM radiation at a first frequency selected from a range of frequencies between a minimum frequency fmin and and a maximum frequency fmax;
• determine an effect of the EM radiation at the first frequency on the target electronic system;
• and
• direct the EM radiation at a second frequency selected from a range of frequencies between the minimum frequency fmin and the maximum frequency fmax based on the determined effect, and
• wherein a difference between the first frequency and the second frequency is less than or equal to a threshold frequency value when the effect of the EM radiation at the first frequency on the target electronic system comprises a change in a state of the target electronic system.