🍿 Pop goes the drone

September 19, 2026

Drone swarms are terrifying until somebody shows up with a microwave that went to military school.

Epirus’ Leonidas system was used against 61 drones, and the company says every single one went down. The grand finale was a 49-drone swarm made up of two types, which Leonidas defeated with one instant pulse of high-energy interference.

This giant electromagnetic flyswatter can steer its beam between groups, hit multiple drones at once or selectively target one while leaving another flying nearby untouched.

Check it out here.