Beijing: China has developed an electronic warfare weapon utilizing 6G technology that is capable of intercepting signals and generating 3,600 false targets. The system, which employs a next-generation signal processing mechanism, can function both as a ground-based jammer and a communication device, receiving or transmitting large amounts of battlefield data simultaneously to more than 300 cooperative platforms via optic fibers at extremely fast speeds.

According to Anadolu Agency, the South China Morning Post reported on Tuesday that the F-35 stealth fighter's radar, Northrop Grumman AN/APG-85, operates in the X-band, up to 12 gigahertz frequency, rendering traditional electronic countermeasures obsolete. The novel Chinese system's photon-powered core can produce false targets to confound enemy pilots at 12 gigahertz or higher, according to researchers of the project.

This development marks the world's first publicly confirmed "simultaneous same-frequency full-duplex communication and jamming capabilities" system. China currently holds most of the 6G patents in the world. The next generation of wireless technology, 6G, is designed to be much faster than 5G, with speeds over a terabit per second and extremely low latency of just 100 microseconds.