“The system actually worked very well, but we had some, some additional work to do, from a suitability perspective,” Lt. Gen. Robert Rasch told Breaking Defense.
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Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George is sending a slew of developmental C-UAS systems to the Middle East. Soldiers there are aligned to receive a new high-powered microwave.
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Andy Lowery, Epirus’ CEO, told Breaking Defense that the company’s technology would be a good fit for the ongoing Red Sea situation.
By Justin Katz “The IFPC-HPM platoon will undergo capabilities and limitations testing by the Army to develop tactics, techniques and procedures for how the capability will be used in theater as part of a layered defense posture for the counter-UAS mission,” an Epirus spokesman told Breaking Defense.
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“IFPC-HPM provides much needed protection against adversarial UAS swarms capable of targeting and overwhelming US and allied air defense systems,” the Army said in budget request documents.
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The partnership will initially integrate onto Strykers, but as has an eye on future autonomous platforms.
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