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Northrop Grumman Partners With Startup Firm Epirus To Leverage Tech For C-UAS Platforms

By Matthew Beinart

Monday, July 20th, 2020

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Northrop Grumman Partners With Startup Firm Epirus To Leverage Tech For C-UAS Platforms

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Northrop Grumman [NOC] announced Monday it is partnering with start-up venture Epirus to leverage its Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) capability for its own counter-drone solutions. “The agreement augments Northrop Grumman’s advanced end-to-end C-UAS capabilities by including Epirus’ EMP systems to defeat UAS swarms, and specifically supplements the company’s suite of non-kinetic C-UAS effects,” the company wrote in a statement. The Los Angeles-based Epirus will provide its Leonidas EMP capability for Northrop Grumman’s C-UAS offerings, including the Forward Area Air Defense Command…

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