High power microwave gun to disable rogue drones
Droneshield and Epirus have developed a system that can detect rogue drones and disable them with a high power microwave effector.
The two have combined DroneShield’s multi-sensor DroneSentry system with Epirus’ Leonidas high-power microwave (HPM) effector for a fully integrated C-UAS system that can track multiple threats and then engage with high-powered microwave countermeasures.
DroneSentry incorporates radiofrequency, radar and electro-optic detection and tracking system as well as smart jamming UAS defeat module, powered by its DroneSentry-C2 command-and-control system.
Leonidas can neutralize a single drone in tight, crowded spaces or disable multiple threats across a wide area simultaneously. The system is mounted on a gimble to increase manoeuvrability and can be deployed as a fixed or mobile capability enabling wide-area rapid response.
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Epirus was awarded a US$66 million US Government contract earlier this year for the stand-alone Leonidas systems to takcle the problem of rogue drones.
“The combined system provides significantly expanded options for our US DoD, and in time, global customer base. Additionally, there are synergies on the business development front, which DroneShield and Epirus are already working on,” said Oleg Vornik, CEO of DroneShield in Australia.
Epirus CEO, Ken Bedingfield, added: “Epirus and DroneShield share common ethos of rapid pace, high tech innovation, to provide the warfighter with advanced technologies to protect against the rapidly rising threat of drones and other electronic threats. We are pleased to continue deepening the engagement over time.”
Epirus made an investment of A$3.7m (US$2.5m) into DroneShield in November last year to expand its international partner ecosystem, and since then DroneShield has achieved a number of project wins, including two A$11 million orders from government agencies of two separate countries in December 2022 and January 2023 and a $2.2 million order in April as well as releasing DroneGun Mk4 in April.
www.droneshield.com; www.epirus.com
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