Epirus and General Dynamics Land Systems are teaming up to upgrade Strykers with enhanced counter-drone technology. (Courtesy of Epirus)
Breaking Defense: Strykers To Get New Counter-Drone Tech With General Dynamics, Epirus Partnership
The partnership will initially integrate onto Strykers, but as has an eye on future autonomous platforms.
WASHINGTON: General Dynamics Land Systems, a major ground vehicle manufacturer for the US Army, announced today that it had agreed to partnership with counter-drone startup Epirus Inc. to deliver counter unmanned aerial systems technology to the service.
The partnership will initially integrate Epirus’s Leonidas directed energy system and broader high-power microwave technology onto Stryker vehicles as part of upgrades to enhance its mobile Short Range Air Defense (SHORAD) capabilities.
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Update #1: General Dynamics, Epirus team up to integrate counter-drone swarm system on combat vehicles (Defense News)
Update #2: Competition To Build An Army Stryker That Zaps Drone Swarms Heats Up (Warzone/The Drive)
WNU Editor: It looks like every US base will soon be having one of these vehicles.
