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The Air Force used microwave energy to take down a drone swarm

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The Air Force used microwave energy to take down a drone swarm

Photo caption: THOR stands for Tactical High-power Operational Responder. Photo credit: Adrian Lucero / US Air Force. Article by Kelsey D. Atherton. Popular Science –

In the desert plain south of Albuquerque, New Mexico, and just north of the Isleta Pueblo reservation, the Air Force defeated a swarm of drones with THOR, a powerful microwave weapon. THOR, or the Tactical High-power Operational Responder, is designed to defend against drone swarms, frying electronics at scale in a way that could protect against many flying robots at once. […]

Video: THOR (Tactical High-power Operational Responder) Destroys Swarms of Enemy Drones – AFResearchLab