Marine Corps to Get ‘Production-Ready’ Microwave Drone Swarm Killer

Marine Corps to get ‘production-ready’ microwave drone swarm killer

The Marine Corps inked an $11 million contract for a vehicle-mounted weapon that can take down dozens of drones in a single zap.

Marine Corps awards Epirus $11M for high-powered microwave program, company says

The Marine Corps awarded self-described “neo-prime” Epirus $11 million for its high-powered microwave program, including a system the company says can attach to different vehicles to zap down drones swarms on the move. The High-power Microwave Autonomous Vehicle Operation Capability, or HAVOC, is based off of the company’s Leonidas weapon and comes with a “universal sled mount” so it can append to different vehicles, according to the company. Ep…

American warship downs drones with laser weapon

The US Navy has confirmed that a frontline destroyer has successfully used a ship-mounted laser weapon to defeat multiple uncrewed aerial threats during a recent at-sea demonstration. According to Lockheed Martin, the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Preble employed its High-Energy Laser with Integrated Optical Dazzler and Surveillance system, known as HELIOS, to engage and neutralise four drones during a Navy-run counter-UAS event. The activit…

U.S. Marine Corps Awards Epirus $11 Million Contract for HAVOC Program  - Seapower Magazine

TORRANCE, Calif. — Epirus announced today an $11 million U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) contract, awarded through the U.S. Navy’s Office of Naval Research, for the High-power microwave Autonomous Vehicle Operational Capability (HAVOC) program.  Epirus will deliver its latest high-power microwave (HPM) system for counter-UAS and counter-swarm point defense. The system will feature a universal sled mount for seamless integration across the Marine Corps’…

Epirus Tightens Relationship With Marines To Counter Drones Using Directed Energy

With a new $11 million contract in hand from the Marine Corps, Epirus will deliver a second-generation version of its directed energy system to be integrated with an existing short-range […]