Enemy drones pose a new and growing threat. An innovative answer is… “Leonidas” the innovative system presented by the American company with the also Greek name Epirus and based in Los Angeles. It is the first Leonidas Pod small portable microwave weapon, which is carried on a drone and produces a microwave beam, which can shoot down other drones, as well as knock out other electronic devices, forcing them to fall from the sky.
Such drones that will emit microwave rays, may be the future “killers” of enemy drones. The most technologically advanced armies are looking at a variety of ways to deal with swarms of enemy drones: from cyberattacks and electronic interference to laser systems on ships and trucks.
Guided microwave beams also appear to be a promising solution, but so far microwave weapons have been bulky (they fit in a container) and difficult to transport, and they did not have the precision needed for an environment where friendly ammunition would probably have to be separated. from enemy drones.
The new Leonidas Pod is small in size that allows it to be mounted on the bottom of a drone. It is an evolution of the other ground microwave weapon systems with the name Leonidas that has been developed since 2020 by the same company, while it also has special software that enables it to distinguish the friendly ones from the enemy drones. Epirus, which develops various electronic warfare products, has been working with the US Pentagon since 2021 to bring its microwave weapons to the battlefield at some point.
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