Lockheed Martin’s Morfius X-Rotor Built to Fry 50 Enemy Drones in One Flight
The ground-launched HPM system can be recovered and reused, and Lockheed Martin says it is accelerating prototype production for frontline troops.
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Lockheed Martin unveils drone-killer that can stop 50 drones
As drone swarms become one of the biggest headaches for militaries around the world, defense companies are racing to develop new ways to stop them without firing expensive missiles at every target. Lockheed Martin says its latest system is built to tackle that challenge.
New Morfius drone-killer can neutralize more than 50 UAVs per flight
A US defense and aerospace manufacturer has recently unveiled a one-to-many airborne counter-drone weapon, designed to neutralize large swarms of hostile unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) while keeping operating costs low. Named Morfius X-rotor, the reusable system was created by Lockheed Martin. It reportedly relies on high-power microwave (HPM) technology to disable multiple drones during a single mission. According to the Maryland-based company…
Lockheed Martin Unveils MORFIUS™ X-Rotor: The New Drone‑Killer Set to Power America's Fight Against Swarms
/PRNewswire/ -- Commercial swarms of hostile drones are fast becoming the biggest threat to allied forces on today's battlefields. Enter MORFIUS™ X-Rotor —...
In addition, it highlights that this new version is based on a family of HPM effectors whose first demonstrators started flying in 2017, which reduces the technological risks of the program.Responding to an increasing threatMorfius' development is part of the U.S. Department of War's growing concern about the expansion of low-cost unmanned aerial systems.The manufacturer directly links the program to the Rapid Response Counter-UAS Roadmap 2025-2…
"More Than 50" Drones At A Time Target Of Lockheed Martin's New MORFIUS X-Rotor HPM Design
Lockheed Martin [LMT] debuted the design for the company’s Mobile Radio Frequency-Integrated UAS Suppressor (MORFIUS) X-rotor high powered microwave (HPM) counter-drone system on Monday at the Farnborough Air Show in […]
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