{"id":38470,"date":"2026-07-20T15:04:49","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T15:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2026\/07\/20\/lockheed-martins-morfius-x-rotor-built-to-fry-50-enemy-drones-in-one-flight\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T01:38:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T01:38:35","slug":"lockheed-martins-morfius-x-rotor-built-to-fry-50-enemy-drones-in-one-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/unmanned\/2026\/07\/20\/lockheed-martins-morfius-x-rotor-built-to-fry-50-enemy-drones-in-one-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"Lockheed Martin\u2019s Morfius X-Rotor built to fry 50 enemy drones in one flight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">LONDON \u2014 Navigating the complexities of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/news\/your-military\/2026\/07\/20\/as-fighter-pilots-prepare-to-command-drone-wingmen-bae-bets-on-new-helmet-tech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/news\/your-military\/2026\/07\/20\/as-fighter-pilots-prepare-to-command-drone-wingmen-bae-bets-on-new-helmet-tech\/\">hostile drone swarms<\/a> on battlefields with cost-efficient munitions now anchors nearly every discussion on the future of defense. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Such has been the case at London\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2026\/07\/17\/wars-shift-focus-from-jets-to-weapons-at-giant-farnborough-airshow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2026\/07\/17\/wars-shift-focus-from-jets-to-weapons-at-giant-farnborough-airshow\/\">2026 Farnborough Airshow<\/a>, where Lockheed Martin on Monday introduced what it hopes will be a low cost per kill solution to the ever-evolving <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/industry\/techwatch\/2026\/07\/20\/trust-between-operators-ccas-starts-with-simulations-former-air-force-secretary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/industry\/techwatch\/2026\/07\/20\/trust-between-operators-ccas-starts-with-simulations-former-air-force-secretary\/\">unmanned<\/a> threat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Morfius X-Rotor is a ground-launched \u201cone-to-many\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/industry\/techwatch\/2026\/07\/20\/thunderstruck-anduril-unveils-autonomous-attack-rotorcraft\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/industry\/techwatch\/2026\/07\/20\/thunderstruck-anduril-unveils-autonomous-attack-rotorcraft\/\">airborne<\/a> high power microwave, or HPM, counter-UAS system the company says can \u201cneutralize more than 50 enemy drones in a single flight.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Built, notably, to be recovered and reused, the Morfius is capable of using any command and control system and does not rely on any unique sensor or fire control radars, the company announced. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Morfius \u201csets a new benchmark for counter-drone capability \u2014 delivering a high kill rate while keeping the cost per kill low,\u201d Randy Crites, vice president and general manager of Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control Advanced Programs, said in a release. \u201cBy leveraging a lightweight, field reusable high-power microwave architecture, we provide the most effective, low-cost solution on the market today.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The company announced it is accelerating prototype production of both the drone and its HPM payload in the interest of getting it into the hands of frontline troops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The system was recently flight-tested in Arizona, California and Oklahoma, the company stated, where it also demonstrated interception and lethal capabilities. 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