The best way to deal with the drones will be other drones. This is the opinion of Lockheed Martin, which presented its new creation - "flying microwaves" called MoRFIUS.
The Mobile Radio Frequency-Integrated Unmanned Aircraft System Suppressor (MoRFIUS) system was first presented in February of this year. It is a small drone equipped with a microwave emitter, with which you can disable the electronics of other drones.
Slide from the presentation of the MoRFIUS system
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During the presentation, which was held as part of the AUSA Global Force Next conference, the developers talked about some of the characteristics of MoRFIUS. The new drone weighs less than 14 kg and is launched from a special pneumatic installation-a pipe with a diameter of 15 cm. Operating as a group, MoRFIUS drones can generate one gigawatt of radiation.
According to the developers, MoRFIUS is designed to combat swarms of drones. Due to the fact that the drone operates directly in the sky, it is closer to its opponents and can affect them more effectively than similar systems from the ground.
MoRFIUS was created as part of a program to purchase low-cost and effective systems for the US Armed Forces to combat small drones. Last year, the Joint Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office (JCO) division conducted a series of tests of such systems, selecting eight developments from 40 applicants. Lockheed Martin's MoRFIUS is one of them. In the final tests, it will compete with other anti-drone systems, including developments that hit drones with electromagnetic and kinetic effects.
