Defense tech company Epirus delivers counter-drone swarms to Navy
The tech was delivered to a Navy warfare center and has been previously picked up by the US Army.
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High-power microwave ‘force field’ knocks drone swarms from sky
Working like an EMP weapon, microwaves change the counter-UAS mission from one-to-one to one-to-many.
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Army tweaking new high-power microwave prototype before CENTCOM testing begins
“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.
CENTCOM bound: Army soldiers slated to test high-power microwaves against drone swarms
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.
Epirus pitching anti-drone tech to Navy as potential solution for Red Sea
Andy Lowery, Epirus’ CEO, told Breaking Defense that the company's technology would be a good fit for the ongoing Red Sea situation.
Army gets its hands on new high-power microwave prototype from Epirus
“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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US Army selects Epirus’ Leonidas for high-power microwave initiative
“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.
Strykers To Get New Counter-Drone Tech With General Dynamics, Epirus Partnership
The partnership will initially integrate onto Strykers, but as has an eye on future autonomous platforms.