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Leonidas HPM systems are now in there second generation.
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Army Puts $43M Bet On Next Gen Leonidas High Power Microwave Counter Drone Tech

By Eric Tegler

Posted on Jul 17, 2025

The U.S. Marine Corps has received an Expeditionary Directed Energy Counter-Swarm (ExDECS) weapon in order to facilitate experimentation with the use of high-power microwave (HPM) technology in the increasingly volatile low altitude air defense (LAAD) role. This kind of counter-drone system is increasingly seen as a critical layer in force protection and urgently needed to enhance current and future ground-based air defense (GBAD) capabilities.
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Marines Get Their First High Power Microwave Weapon For Taking On Drone Swarms

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Apr 29, 2025

A former top government insider opens up about the role of foreign adversaries in U.S. base drone incursions.
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Drones Over U.S. Bases May Be Threatening Spy Flights: NORTHCOM Commander

By Howard Altman

Posted on Feb 13, 2025

HELIOS laser fired from the USS Preble.
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Navy HELIOS Laser Aboard USS Preble Zaps Drone In Latest Test

By Geoff Ziezulewicz, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Feb 4, 2025

Massive Chinese Anti-Drone High-Power Microwave Weapon Emerges
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Massive Chinese Anti-Drone High-Power Microwave Weapon Emerges

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Nov 7, 2024

Lasers, Microwaves, Missiles, Guns Not On The Table For Domestic Drone Defense
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Lasers, Microwaves, Missiles, Guns Not On The Table For Domestic Drone Defense

By Joseph Trevithick, Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Oct 31, 2024

The commander of NORAD and NORTHCOM talked about the Langley Air Force Base drone incursion and what the military could do about it.
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Here’s What NORAD’s Commander Just Told Us About The Langley AFB Drone Incursions

By Howard Altman

Posted on Oct 30, 2024

Navy’s Rush To Test Microwave Weapons Tied To Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile Fears
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Navy’s Rush To Test Microwave Weapons Tied To Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile Fears

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 29, 2024

High power microwave, counter drone weapon, THOR
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THOR Microwave Anti-Drone System Downs Swarms In Test

By Oliver Parken

Posted on May 19, 2023

The Navy Is Betting Big On High-Power Microwave Weapons
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The Navy Is Betting Big On High-Power Microwave Weapons

By Brett Tingley

Updated on Jan 7, 2022

Competition To Build An Army Stryker That Zaps Drone Swarms Heats Up
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Competition To Build An Army Stryker That Zaps Drone Swarms Heats Up

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Oct 25, 2021

Drone Used High Power Microwaves To Knock Down Other Drones In DARPA Demo
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Drone Used High Power Microwaves To Knock Down Other Drones In DARPA Demo

By Brett Tingley

Updated on Jun 10, 2021

We Talk To The Scientist Whose Revolutionary Power Beaming Experiment Is Flying On The X-37B
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We Talk To The Scientist Whose Revolutionary Power Beaming Experiment Is Flying On The X-37B

By Brett Tingley

Updated on Jul 30, 2020

Is The United States Firing Off “Electricity Bombs” in Syria?
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Is The United States Firing Off “Electricity Bombs” in Syria?

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 5, 2020

X-37B’s Power Beaming Payload A Reminder Of Potential Orbital Microwave Anti-Satellite Weapons
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X-37B’s Power Beaming Payload A Reminder Of Potential Orbital Microwave Anti-Satellite Weapons

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 19, 2020

X-37B Space Plane’s Microwave Power Beam Experiment Is A Way Bigger Deal Than It Seems
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X-37B Space Plane’s Microwave Power Beam Experiment Is A Way Bigger Deal Than It Seems

By Brett Tingley

Updated on May 14, 2020