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Army Taps Epirus For Second Generation Microwave-Based Drone Killer

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Army Taps Epirus For Second Generation Microwave-Based Drone Killer
Soldiers from the U.S. Army’s Air Defense Artillery community stand in front of the IFPC-HPM system alongside Epirus support staff following New Equipment Training in March. The Soldiers here will eventually take possession of the four delivered IFPC-HPM systems to operate this capability. Photo: Epirus.

The Army is proposing a new contract with Epirus to develop a second-generation of the company’s microwave-based system to take out small drones on the battlefield that will incorporate enhancements based on engineering tests earlier this year with the first-generation Integrated Fires Protection Capability High Power Microwave (IFPC-HPM) system. Deliveries of the GEN II IFPC-HPM prototypes are expected in about one year. “The GEN II IFPC-HPM prototypes will increase effective range through increased peak power and configurable polarization; lethality through…

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