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Epirus Nabs Army Deal For Upgraded IFPC-HPM Systems, Eyes Oklahoma To Expand Production

By Matthew Beinart

Thursday, July 17th, 2025

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Epirus Nabs Army Deal For Upgraded IFPC-HPM Systems, Eyes Oklahoma To Expand Production

Epirus' Leonidas high power microwave counter-drone system. Photo: Epirus

The Army has officially awarded Epirus a $43.6 million deal to deliver an upgraded version of its high-power microwave drone defeat system, with the company’s CEO confirming it's looking to pick a location by the end of the summer to potentially expand its production capacity. Epirus will deliver two Integrated Fires Protection Capability High-Power Microwave (IFPC-HPM) Generation II (GEN II) systems under the new deal, which follows successful testing of the initial GEN I prototypes, with CEO Andy Lowery expressing…

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