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    This giant microwave may change the future of war


    This giant microwave may change the future of war

    https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/29/1117502/epirus-drone-zapping-microwave-us-military-defense/?utm_medium=tr_social&utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=site_visitor.unpaid.engagement

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    1. techreview on

      The proliferation of cheap drones means just about any group with the wherewithal to assemble and launch a swarm could wreak havoc, no expensive jets or massive missile installations required. And while the US has precision missiles that can shoot these drones down, they don’t always succeed.

      So the US military is searching for a way to disable drones en masse—and they want it fast.

      One such solution, developed by defense tech startup Epirus, is a cutting-edge, cost-efficient microwave to zap drones out of the sky. The US Army is already testing some of the devices in the Middle East and Pacific. Now the company has to deliver at scale.

    2. SevereCalendar7606 on

      For a simple drone with explosives a gapped chain link exterior would provide meaningful protection for at least a few waves of a attack.

    4. thebomby on

      There is a YouTube channel where a guy builds and tests various anti-drone weapons. Microwave weapons do not work against fibre optic drones that have no antennas.