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"Developed in under a year, Stryker #Leonidas was recently field demonstrated, successfully disabling individual drone targets & swarms of drones. Leonidas’ counter-swarm effectiveness fills a pressing short range air defense (SHORAD) capability gap for the joint force." ~ Epirus 
Highly efficient S-S High Power Microwave systems along with HEL's are going to be vital to defend against the scores relatively inexpensive group 1-2 UAS and loitering munitions. I wouldn't be surprised if the Stryker-Leonidas is put on contract for operational prototypes soon.
The US Army is not unaware of the potential of these systems or their need. Senior Army leaders have often said that the current Maneuver SHORAD capability being fielded will feature a 2/3 kinetic to 1/3 Directed-Energy mix. The DE side will likely be split b/w HEL & HPM systems.
Over the coming months, Epirus will deliver several #Leonidas Counter UAS systems to support the US Army's IFPC-High-Power Microwave effort. These systems will equip the 1st IFPC-HPM platoon & inform production transition. Leonidas is the world's first solid-state HPM system.
The operational prototypes that will be delivered to the Army will be the fourth gen of the Leonidas system that has been in-development at Epirus for over 3 yrs. Epirus self funded product development, product improvements, customer demonstrations & production facilitization.
One of the hallmarks of this effort has been to demo product capability, readiness, and producibility ahead of actual customer interest in creating an acquisition pathway. This strategy continues with Stryker-Leonidas which is designed to support Army's DE Maneuver SHORAD needs.
From initial "proof of concept" demo in 2020 with first gen #Leonidas High Power Microwave system to fully developing & demonstrating a rugged, deployable #HPM CUAS solution (gen3), Epirus has leaped past established defense primes in supplying operational #HPM systems to the DOD
Epirus leveraged its smart power management experience to focus on Solid State #GaN #HPM which was a deviation from what its competitors delivered. While they missed out on initial competitions, their core tech has far ⬆️ capability & flexibility.
3 generations of #Leonidas 👇
3 generations of #Leonidas 👇
With its #Leonidas solution having evolved from a technology proof of concept system to a ruggedized, higher perf system that was ready for user evaluations, Leonidas was showcased to the US Army's Joint Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office during live demonstrations.
@SamBendett has posted an insightful translation 🧵of the Russian combat experience using Orlan-10 drone & Lancet loitering munitions in hunter-killer teams
It explains how the US Army's M109 field artillery cannon has turned into the T-62MV
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It explains how the US Army's M109 field artillery cannon has turned into the T-62MV
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...of the 21st century indirect fire combat.
And no, I'm not kidding.
Both weapons entered service in the early 1960's and the M109 served in every (Afghanistan excepted) US war since Vietnam.
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And no, I'm not kidding.
Both weapons entered service in the early 1960's and the M109 served in every (Afghanistan excepted) US war since Vietnam.
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And towed artillery pieces like the M777 and FH-70 are even worse off facing this Russian Orlan-10/Lancet-3 team.
This tweet is Russian thinking about that team.
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This tweet is Russian thinking about that team.
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1/Thread #Lynx #Leo2 & #ΕΣ: Μετα την εκπνοη της προτασης εξωδικαστικου συμβιβασμου για τα οφειλομενα 100 εκ ( εντοκα 150-200 εκ με βαση δημοσιευμα του @SavvasVlassis ) στις 30 Απριλιου, ηρθε η ωρα να δουμε τα θετικα και αρνητικα της πρότασης των των #KMW και #Rheinmetall #Ελλαδα
2/Στα θετικα ειναι η αποκτηση ενος κορυφαίου #ΤΟΜΑ το οποιο μεταφερει ομαδα 8-9 ατομων κατω απο την προστασια θωρακα του 38-42 τοννων #Lynx, ενω διαθετει ενα ισχυρο αυτοματοποιημενο πυργο με 35mm πυροβολο #Wotan και εκτοξευτη #Spike ή και mini-#UAV (!).
3/Διαθετει διαφορες εκδοσεις μεταξυ των οποιων το φθηνοτερο #APC με τηλεχειριζομενο πυργο , οχημα διοικησης, μηχανικου, μεταφορεας όλμου και ακόμη και ελαφρυ αρμα μαχης με πυροβόλο 120mm
