‘Ghost Murmur’ device used for first time that can ‘find you if you have a heartbeat’

A chilling new 'Ghost Murmur' device that can 'find you if you have a heartbeat' was used for the first time by the CIA, according to reports.

The futuristic new tool is believed to have been used in the search and rescue of the second American airman who was shot down in Iran.

US special forces launched a raid into southern Iran on Sunday (5 April) to rescue an injured pilot who had been left stranded in a remote region after an aircraft was shot down two days prior. The first airman was rescued shortly after the crash.

The rescue mission involved 155 aircraft, including four bombers, 64 fighters, 48 refuelling tankers, 13 rescue aircraft and more, President Trump said.

And the new secret technology was also used, The New York Post reports.

An American airman was rescued from Iran (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Using long-range quantum magnetometry, the device can find the electromagnetic fingerprint of a human heartbeat.

It then pairs the data with artificial intelligence software to isolate the signature from background noice, according to the report.

The tool, which has allegedly been successfully tested on Black Hawk helicopters for use on F-35 fighter jets in the future, had never been used in the field before.

While there has been no direct confirmation that the device was used by the CIA, it was alluded to by both President Trump and John Ratcliffe, CIA Director, during a briefing at the White House on Monday (6 April).

Ratcliffe told reports that the CIA had "achieved our primary objective by finding and providing confirmation that one of America’s best and bravest was alive and concealed in a mountain crevice - still invisible to the enemy, but not to the CIA."

The CIA director, who answered no reporters' questions at the briefing, went on to add: “That confirmation was relayed by Secretary [of War Pete] Hegseth to the president, and the operation quickly moved to the execution phase."

Trump spoke about the rescue mission during a White House briefing (Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

Meanwhile, Trump said the CIA had spotted the missing airman from 40 miles away, though it has not been confirmed if this is a precise distance.

The President went on to add: “It’s like finding a needle in a haystack, finding this pilot, and the CIA was unbelievable.

"The CIA was very responsible for finding this little speck.”

Talking about Ratcliffe, who he praised, Trump then joked that the technology used "might be classified, in which case I’d have to put him in jail if he talks about it".