Lockheed Martin is unveiling the MORFIUS X-Rotor, a recoverable counter-drone system designed to neutralize large numbers of hostile drones in a single operation. Multiple reports say the company claims the system can disable or “kill” more than 50 drones in one flight, using high-power microwave energy. One outlet describes the system as airborne, while another specifies it as ground-launched, indicating the product is presented as a counter-drone capability for responding to drone swarms. The company also highlights that the system is recoverable and intended to be reused in field conditions, rather than being discarded after a single engagement. PR materials describe the microwave approach as intended to neutralize swarms without causing collateral damage, while other coverage focuses primarily on the projected capacity in one flight. The announcements position MORFIUS X-Rotor as part of efforts to counter rapidly growing drone threats faced by allied forces, with the demonstrations framed around handling many targets at once using microwave bursts.
Lockheed Martin unveils MORFIUS X-Rotor counter-drone system targeting large drone swarms
Lockheed Martin is unveiling the MORFIUS X-Rotor, a recoverable counter-drone system designed to neutralize large numbers of hostile drones in a single operation. Multiple reports say the company clai...
- Lockheed Martin is unveiling the MORFIUS X-Rotor counter-drone system.
- The company claims it can neutralize more than 50 drones in a single flight.
- The system uses high-power microwave bursts to disable targets.
- It is described as recoverable and reusable in field conditions.
- Coverage presents the capability as suited for countering drone swarms.
The ground-launched system can neutralize more than 50 drones with its high-powered microwave burst- making it ideal to counter drone swarms without any collateral damage
3 hours agoLockheed Martin is rolling out the Morfius X-Rotor, a recoverable counter-drone system the company says can kill 50 enemy drones in one flight.
2 days agoLockheed Martin is rolling out the Morfius X-Rotor, a recoverable counter-drone system the company says can kill 50 enemy drones in one flight.
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