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The latest version of Leonidas, according to the company, was introduced in April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTime and time again, we\u2019ve seen that current air defense systems are ill-equipped to tackle the threat of autonomous drone swarms,\u201d Epirus CEO Ken Bedingfield said in a statement Jan. 23. \u201cThis contract with the RCCTO brings new counter-swarm capability to the UAS fight with our cost-effective, modular and upgradable Leonidas systems.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The RCCTO serves as a bridge between the science-and-technology community and the Army\u2019s program executive offices, shepherding promising tech out of the lab and into soldiers\u2019 hands. With the Leonidas equipment, the California-based company is focusing on the service\u2019s indirect fire protection capability investment, meant to tackle rockets, artillery, mortars, missiles and, more broadly, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/unmanned\/uas\/2022\/12\/16\/drones-critical-to-us-info-warfare-playbook-air-forces-kennedy-says\/\" target=\"_blank\">unmanned aerial threats<\/a>. High-power microwave systems use bursts of energy to disrupt or destroy distant electronics.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/unmanned\/2022\/11\/28\/us-army-air-defense-planners-take-on-rising-drone-threats\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/counterdronedemo.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">US Army air defense planners take on rising drone threats<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Army leaders are sounding the alarm based on observations in Ukraine, where Russian military is using drones for targeting, attack, and surveillance.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Military adoption and deployment of drones has mushroomed in recent years, with Russia\u2019s bloody invasion of Ukraine again pushing their use into the popular spotlight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Footage captured by drones can inform military planning and strikes; they can also be outfitted with explosives and other ordnance to wreak havoc from afar. A military base in Syria used by U.S. and local forces was attacked with three drones earlier this month. Two were shot down, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.centcom.mil\/MEDIA\/PRESS-RELEASES\/Press-Release-View\/Article\/3273013\/multiple-drone-attack-on-coalition-outpost-in-syria\/\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. Central Command<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs the threat environment continues to evolve, so, too, will our capabilities,\u201d Bedingfield said Monday, \u201censuring the U.S. Army is equipped with effective countermeasures to near-term and over-the-horizon electronic threats for decades to come.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Epirus in October announced it and General Dynamics Land Systems successfully mounted a Leonidas array onto a Stryker combat vehicle and then ran it through testing, at which it fried both individual drones and collective swarms. 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