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In the \u201cAvengers\u201d films, it was wielded by superheroes to battle the evil Thanos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the U.S. Air Force is now working on its own Mj\u00f6lnir, one it hopes will prove to be a revolutionary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2021\/06\/17\/us-army-could-soon-have-high-power-microwave-capability-to-take-out-small-drone-swarms\/\" target=\"_blank\">drone killer<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force Research Laboratory said Friday it has awarded a $26 million contract to Leidos to build a prototype system by that name that will zap small unmanned aerial systems with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/unmanned\/2021\/02\/24\/us-army-to-test-new-microwave-weapon-for-defeating-drones\/\" target=\"_blank\">high-power microwaves<\/a> and disable them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In its release, AFRL said Mj\u00f6lnir will be built on technology demonstrated in recent years by its Tactical High Power Operational Responder, or THOR, program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBecause THOR was so successful, we wanted to keep the new system\u2019s name in the family,\u201d said Adrian Lucero, THOR program manager from AFRL\u2019s directed energy directorate at Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Work on the project will begin at Leidos\u2019 Albuquerque facilities this spring, and AFRL wants to have a prototype delivered in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As small drones become cheaper, more effective and available to everyday consumers, the potential threat they could pose to military bases increases. 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After a successful demonstration at Kirtland last year, the Army said, it plans to field-test THOR, possibly as early as 2024, as a way to protect its bases from small drones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mj\u00f6lnir will use THOR\u2019s technology, with improvements AFRL said will make it more capable and reliable. Lucero said the lab is transitioning its technology to Leidos so the company can build multiple systems in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMj\u00f6lnir will focus on creating a detailed blueprint for all future [counter-unmanned aerial system high-power microwave] systems with enhanced range and technology for detecting and tracking\u201d drones, Lucero said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AFRL spent $15 million to develop THOR with BAE Systems, Leidos and Verus Research, an engineering firm based in Albuquerque.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The military has also tried to shoot down small drones with bullets or use nets to ensnare them. 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