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US Pentagon Unveils Four Directed-Energy Weapons to Neutralize Drone Swarms Without Missiles
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News18•08-10-2026, 05:01
US Pentagon Unveils Four Directed-Energy Weapons to Neutralize Drone Swarms Without Missiles
- •The Pentagon has selected four advanced directed-energy and microwave weapons to counter cheap suicide and commercial drones without using expensive interceptor missiles.
- •The newly chosen systems include AeroVironment's Palletized High Energy Laser, Epirus's Leonidas High-Power Microwave System, Kord's Firefly, and Boeing's Compact Laser Weapon System.
- •High-energy lasers travel at the speed of light to instantly melt and destroy enemy drone components like motors, wings, and fuel tanks with negligible per-shot costs.
- •High-powered microwave weapons act like an electromagnetic net, shutting down the motherboards, microchips, and GPS of entire drone swarms simultaneously without any explosions.
- •Joint Interagency Task Force 401 is responsible for testing these cutting-edge technologies directly on the battlefield to protect American military bases.
Key Questions Answered
The U.S. Department of Defense selected AeroVironment's Palletized High Energy Laser, Epirus's Leonidas High-Power Microwave System, Kord's Firefly High Energy Laser, and Boeing's Compact Laser Weapon System.
The responsibility for this high-tech pilot mission has been assigned to 'Joint Interagency Task Force 401' to protect American military bases from unwanted drone threats.
High-powered microwave systems release a wide beam of radiation that overheats and burns the motherboard, microchip, GPS, and control system of drones, shutting down their motors and sensors simultaneously.
