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Epirus Nabs Key Army Award To Provide Leonidas Prototypes To Counter-Drone Swarms

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, January 23rd, 2023

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Epirus Nabs Key Army Award To Provide Leonidas Prototypes To Counter-Drone Swarms

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

Defense technology company Epirus on Monday said it received a $66.1 million Army contract to provide four prototypes of its Leonidas high-power microwave (HPM) counter-drone system for field evaluations that if successful the company expects will lead to a program of record and potentially nearer-term operational deployments to meet urgent requirements. The last of the prototypes is slated to be delivered within 14 months of the award and the contract also contains an additional year of logistics and sustainment. The…

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