The US Air Force’s THOR microwave weapon. Photo: Adrian Lucero/US Air Force
Defense Post: US Air Force Shoots Down Drone Swarm With THOR Microwave Weapon
The US Air Force’s Tactical High-Power Operational Responder (THOR) microwave weapon has neutralized a swarm of drones in a recent trial.
Conducted at the Chestnut Test Site in New Mexico, the activity simulated a real-world swarm attack on military assets.
THOR engaged the targets and knocked them out of the sky using its non-kinetic, speed-of-light microwave pulses.
According to THOR program manager Adrian Lucero, the weapon proved effective in neutralizing multiple targets even though it had never before been tested against the types of drones used in the trial.
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US Air Force Successfully Shoots Down Drone Swarm With A THOR Microwave Weapon
THOR Microwave Anti-Drone System Downs Swarms In Test -- Warzone/The Drive
THOR Hammers Drone Swarm with High-Power Microwaves -- Air & Space Forces Magazine
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4 comments:
I looked in vain for specifics on how many drones constitute a "swarm". And whaddaya know....'the exact number of drones disable by this star wars weapon was not given.
The US military leaks like a sieve, the Chinese probably have a better one developed already.
Never in history a china made became better than US made.
What exactly is even made in the USA anymore? I bet a third of the parts in that microwave were manufactured in China.
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