Don’t agree with the “airborne can’t fry” statements. It is exactly something that is looked into for JSTARS and AWACS types. It’s very complex, but let’s just say that the propagation of unhardened COTS semiconductor electronics of ever decreasing structural size doesn’t increase survivability, esp when the characteristics of that COTS hardware can easily be studies by the potential enemies. And effective shielding is rapidly becoming complex and heavy when required over a wide frequency and peak power range. The power/duration requirement for a physically destructive pulse against modern semiconductors is surprisingly low if you know the right frequency. In the end a mission kill caused by the destruction of some unhardened/shielded subsystem is (almost) as effective as a flak shrapnel in the pilot’s butt.