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Epirus achieves first takedown of fiber-optic guided drone with microwave system

Rod Chang, Taipei; Jingyue Hsiao, DIGITIMES Asia 0

Credit: Epirus

In a global first, US defense startup Epirus successfully disabled and crashed a fiber-optic guided drone using a lightweight version of its Leonidas high-power microwave (HPM) system during a test in December 2025. The demonstration represents a landmark...

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