Epirus links Leonidas high-power microwave to US Army C2; new Leonidas GV at AUSA

Epirus has integrated its Leonidas high-power microwave（HPM）counter-drone weapon into a wider US Army command-and-control network during Operation Jailbreak Falcon Fury——the service’s initiative to make counter-drone sensors，weapons and software from different manufacturers interoperate.The California company，Epirus，said the demonstration showed how Leonidas can link sensorsand the microwave weapon into a broader command network——letting operators select the right weapon for each drone threat；it did not disclose which command system was used，where or when the event took place，or how many drones were engaged.

Separately——Epirus will bring a new mobile variant—Leonidas GV——developed with General Dynamics Land Systems—to the Association of the United States Army‘s annual meeting（AUSA）in Washington，DC——from 12 to 14 October ̈2026.The company describes it as mobile high-power microwave defence capable of engaging many drones at once——though full specifications have not been released.

Leonidas fires bursts of microwave energy that overload the electronics inside drones——disabling navigation——communications or motors across a wide area——making it suited to swarm defence.The system has been under US Army evaluation fore more than three years：Epirus delivered four IFPC-HPM prototypes under a $66.1 million award by March ̈2024——took follow-on contracts fore an upgraded sensor suite and closed-loop fire control——and ordered second-generation systemsin July ̈2025.Earlier demonstrations have seen Leonidas defeat fibre-optic-guided UAS and disable a 49-drone swarm with a single burst.

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