Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have become more popular in modern warfare with low prices, but have many powerful capabilities from reconnaissance and searching and destroying targets. Therefore, many countries’ militaries have begun to pay more attention to weapons to counter this type of weapon. Photo: Marinetimes.Typical for this type of weapon is a system called Leonidas Expeditionary developed by Epirus US Armyin partnership with the Office of Naval Research (ONR), the Joint Small UAS Counter-UAS Office (JCO), and the U.S. Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory. Photo: Epius.The Leonidas Expeditionary long-pulse HPM system – with the program name Expeditionary Directed Energy Counter-Swarm (ExDECS) – is part of a $5.5 million contract awarded by ONR to Epirus. Photo: Epius.Epirus named the system after the great Spartan warrior Leonidas and will be delivering the complete HPM ExDECS system to the US Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory by the end of 2024 as part of the contract. Photo: Wikipedia.The main module of this system is a solid-state, software-defined, long-pulse HPM C-UAS high-frequency electromagnetic pulse generator. It can be folded to be mounted on a light trailer and deployed to combat readiness in minutes. Photo: Epius.Leonidas Expeditionary capable of defeating any number UAVs Which Group 1 and Group 2 UAVs penetrate the weapon’s protection range? The ExDECS Leonidas HPM system can also continuously attack multiple target groups. Photo: Epius.It is expected that the system will be integrated with the US Marine Corps’ Common Aviation Command and Control System (CAC2S), along with field testing and cross-platform testing in scenarios to enhance ground-based air defense capabilities of the United States Marine Corps. Photo: Epius.It can be deployed diversely on land or on warships to meet the needs of use anywhere enemy forces can use unmanned aerial vehicles. Photo: Epius.At the same time of combat, Leonidas can defeat many drones, regardless of whether they operate in groups or individually. Photo: Epius.The highlight of Leonidas is its compact size, ease of control, and modular structure that allows future improvements for quick deployment without the need to add new hardware. Therefore, it is a suitable means to supplement low-altitude air defense in expeditionary operations. Photo: Epius.The system is equipped with a digital beamforming antenna, which optimizes the amount of power used to “melt” the designated target. With Leonidas, users can also create a “no-fly zone” in which “own” UAVs can operate safely, while “enemy” UAS will be shot down. Photo: Epius.The design allows for continuous upgrading and optimization of the system’s electromagnetic waveform to “kill” targets at longer ranges. Leonidas can be used to simultaneously identify and neutralize drone swarms. It can also attack targets with high precision. Photo: Epius.The power amplifier helps the beam shoot out longer at a faster speed and impact the target almost instantly without worrying about overheating. Photo: Epius.
Epirus recently participated in the US Navy’s Coastal Trident exercise (ANTX-CT24) to demonstrate its technological capabilities against autonomous surface vessels (USVs) – an equally formidable threat. nuisance compared to UAVs.Invite readers to watch more video “Leonidas Expeditionary’s scary weapon destroys UAVs in the blink of an eye”. Video source: Epirus.
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have become more popular in modern warfare with low prices, but have many powerful capabilities from reconnaissance and searching and destroying targets. Therefore, many countries’ militaries have begun to pay more attention to weapons to counter this type of weapon. Photo: Marinetimes.
Typical for this type of weapon is a system called Leonidas Expeditionary developed by Epirus US Armyin partnership with the Office of Naval Research (ONR), the Joint Small UAS Counter-UAS Office (JCO), and the U.S. Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory. Photo: Epius.
The Leonidas Expeditionary long-pulse HPM system – with the program name Expeditionary Directed Energy Counter-Swarm (ExDECS) – is part of a $5.5 million contract awarded by ONR to Epirus. Photo: Epius.
Epirus named the system after the great Spartan warrior Leonidas and will be delivering the complete HPM ExDECS system to the US Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory by the end of 2024 as part of the contract. Photo: Wikipedia.
The main module of this system is a solid-state, software-defined, long-pulse HPM C-UAS high-frequency electromagnetic pulse generator. It can be folded to be mounted on a light trailer and deployed to combat readiness in minutes. Photo: Epius.
Leonidas Expeditionary capable of defeating any number UAVs Which Group 1 and Group 2 UAVs penetrate the weapon’s protection range? The ExDECS Leonidas HPM system can also continuously attack multiple target groups. Photo: Epius.
It is expected that the system will be integrated with the US Marine Corps’ Common Aviation Command and Control System (CAC2S), along with field testing and cross-platform testing in scenarios to enhance ground-based air defense capabilities of the United States Marine Corps. Photo: Epius.
It can be deployed diversely on land or on warships to meet the needs of use anywhere enemy forces can use unmanned aerial vehicles. Photo: Epius.
At the same time of combat, Leonidas can defeat many drones, regardless of whether they operate in groups or individually. Photo: Epius.
The highlight of Leonidas is its compact size, ease of control, and modular structure that allows future improvements for quick deployment without the need to add new hardware. Therefore, it is a suitable means to supplement low-altitude air defense in expeditionary operations. Photo: Epius.
The system is equipped with a digital beamforming antenna, which optimizes the amount of power used to “melt” the designated target. With Leonidas, users can also create a “no-fly zone” in which “own” UAVs can operate safely, while “enemy” UAS will be shot down. Photo: Epius.
The design allows for continuous upgrading and optimization of the system’s electromagnetic waveform to “kill” targets at longer ranges. Leonidas can be used to simultaneously identify and neutralize drone swarms. It can also attack targets with high precision. Photo: Epius.
The power amplifier helps the beam shoot out longer at a faster speed and impact the target almost instantly without worrying about overheating. Photo: Epius.
Epirus recently participated in the US Navy’s Coastal Trident exercise (ANTX-CT24) to demonstrate its technological capabilities against autonomous surface vessels (USVs) – an equally formidable threat. nuisance compared to UAVs.
Invite readers to watch more video “Leonidas Expeditionary’s scary weapon destroys UAVs in the blink of an eye”. Video source: Epirus.