17 November 2021
Pentagon hunts for high-power microwave weapons to down drones
by Ashley Roque
US Army officials want to evaluate high-power microwave (HPM) systems large enough to protect fixed sites from incoming drones and if they find promising ones, they plan to award subsequent prototyping contracts.
Charged with evaluating counter-drone technologies for the Pentagon, the army's Joint Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft System (C-sUAS) Office recently issued a request for HPM White Papers. Vendors have until 29 November to submit their paperwork about systems that can down class 1, 2, and 3 aerial drones.
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