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High-power microwave system downs 49 drones in one shot – weaponized electromagnetic interference erases drone swarms en masse
The Epirus Leonidas weapon ‘neutralized 61-of-61 drones’ during a recent live fire trial in Indiana.
Watch On Development of Leonidas began in 2022, and its latest iteration, as demonstrated in the video above, offers “more than double the operational range and lethality” than the first models. You may like Ahead of the big headline-grabbing finale, Epirus demonstrated various tactical technologies, such as multi-angle counter-swarm engagement, which tackles two groups of drones coming in from opposite directions. With the startling and deadly ascendancy of this flavor of asymmetric warfare in mind, it isn't surprising to see investments being made to reinforce military competitiveness in this new theater.
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