Overview
- Homeland Security Investigations bought the system in the final weeks of the Biden administration using Pentagon funds that sources say topped eight figures.
- Investigators describe a backpack-sized unit that emits pulsed radio-frequency energy and contains components of Russian origin.
- The Pentagon has been testing the device for more than a year and briefed House and Senate intelligence committees on preliminary findings and proliferation risks in 2025.
- Officials say the system may be capable of reproducing effects reported by some U.S. personnel, though causation for past cases remains unproven.
- An ODNI review of prior inquiries is largely complete but not yet shared with lawmakers, as debate persists between skeptical senior officials and victims who allege Russian responsibility.