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One Burst, Dozens Down: How Leonidas Uses High Power Microwaves to Stop Drone Swarms

Epirus markets counter-UAS tech to Army  By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill  A mobile weapons system, capable of traveling autonomously to the battlefield and shooting down swarms of hostile drones using beams of microwave energy might seem like the stuff of science fiction, but it could be showing up soon in war zones across the […]

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British Army Zaps Drone Swarms With Radio-Wave Weapon in Historic Test

The British Army has taken a major step forward in counter-drone technology by successfully testing a new radio-wave weapon designed to knock out swarms of drones. In a recent trial, soldiers used the Radiofrequency Directed Energy Weapon (RF DEW) to neutralize over 100 drones, including two swarms in a single engagement—the largest such exercise ever […]

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