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The US Navy and US Air Force have tapped Raytheon to design, build and test two high-power microwave antenna systems. These will be used in field-grade directed energy weapons to counter aerial drones and similar threats.Continue ReadingCategory: Milit… Continue reading Raytheon to build microwave weapon antennas for US Air Force and Navy
The US Army has awarded Eprius a contract worth US$66.1 million to deliver prototypes of a new microwave weapon called Leonidas that is capable of bringing down entire swarms of enemy drones in a single burst, while leaving friendly aircraft intact.Con… Continue reading US Army awards contract for microwave weapon to counter drone swarms
Small consumer-grade drones offer some pretty frightening opportunities for terrorists; indeed, while they’ve been used in some assassination attempts, and explored by ISIL as a way to remotely attack opponents in Syria, it’s really quite remarkable th… Continue reading Leonidas microwave energy weapon can disable swarms of drones at once