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

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- Published: 2023-05-29T09:45:51-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo caption: THOR stands for Tactical High-power Operational Responder. Photo credit: Adrian Lucero / US Air Force. Article by Kelsey D. Atherton. Popular Science – May 23, 2023. 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. […] Click here to view original web page at www.popsci.com Video: THOR (Tactical High-power Operational Responder) Destroys Swarms of Enemy Drones – AFResearchLab