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May 29 • 4 tweets • 3 min read Twitter logo Read on Twitter
Over the coming months, Epirus will deliver several #Leonidas Counter UAS systems to support the US Army's IFPC-High-Power Microwave effort. These systems will equip the 1st IFPC-HPM platoon & inform production transition. Leonidas is the world's first solid-state HPM system. Image
The operational prototypes that will be delivered to the Army will be the fourth gen of the Leonidas system that has been in-development at Epirus for over 3 yrs. Epirus self funded product development, product improvements, customer demonstrations & production facilitization. Image
One of the hallmarks of this effort has been to demo product capability, readiness, and producibility ahead of actual customer interest in creating an acquisition pathway. This strategy continues with Stryker-Leonidas which is designed to support Army's DE Maneuver SHORAD needs.
I often get asked about the range of 👆and other DE (HEL) systems. Range for DE weapons is highly dependent on the sophistication of the threat, and its overall characteristics. What's more important is having an architecture of layered scalable DE systems to defend a given area. ImageImageImage

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May 30
Ditching the F35 would allow the US to invest in 17,937,000 AI-enable small and nano drones. Combined with swarming a few hundred could neutralize an entire J-20 squadron This won't happen because the DOD lacks insight into future technology & grand strategy. A short 🧵👇1/39
Did you know, DJI produces more UAV's then the rest of the world combined? 3.75 times more to be exact. Millions of those can swarm and deny the F-35 the ability to take-off / land. No problem for this 👇. 2/39
Sure these drones may only have a 2-3 lb warhead. But we can launch 30-50 at a single target. Sure they may only have a 2 hour endurance but that's easily solvable. The J-20 has absolutely no counter for this. It's amazing how much the DOD has dropped the ball on this. 3/39 Image
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May 29
Here we go again. At some point, one has to assume that these comparisons - Shahed-136 vs Aim-120D, PAC-3 or the purposefully inflated (facilitized) cost of Stinger - have to be done on purpose. To sensationalize!

This is becoming a trend in some twitter circles.
For those interested in actual US and western response to the problem of Counter small unmanned systems that can cost anywhere from $1000 right up to $50+K, see the 🧵below. As I have repeated dozens of times over the last several years - we're on it!.
The🧵👆 compares the capability against one specific type of small UAS - Group 3 one way attack drones that have recently been in the news. We have specific effectors both kinetic & non-kinetic, in production, development or deployed that go after smaller & even swarming threats.
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May 28
This is getting insane. I realize the appetite to sensationalize but it's getting out of hand. If someone were to industrialize this capacity to inflict civilian damage at scale as is proposed 👇, "D" would be to equally mass produce things like Coyote Blk 2+/Mordecai, & DE sys. ImageImage
In the end, what is being pushed here is still fairly limited war winning capability. We are talking about a 50 kg warhead equipped flying moped that is COTS derived and fairly limited in its strike potential against military targets and hard & soft CM's and tactics.
The false comparison being drawn to "Western" air-defense capacity is also completely irrelevant to the discussion. The "Shahed" threat doesn't warrant those capabilities. It warrants equally scaled production of significantly cheaper, and simpler counter measures. ImageImageImage
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May 26
The latest version of the Standard Missile 2, upgrades the missiles with an active RF seeker derived from the SM6. SM-2 IIIC also features a new dorsal fin design & thrust vectoring jet tab assembly. SM-2 offers mid range capability out to 90nm/165km against ABT's.(📹SM2/USN)
I have to agree with a comment👇. Several allies like 🇦🇺🇳🇴and perhaps even the Marines could benefit from a ground based Extended Range Cruise Missile and AD capability utilizing SM-2 Blk IIIC and future SM variants. Such a system will not be difficult to put together. ImageImageImageImage
Why this and not a PATRIOT? Not every ally is a PATRIOT user or can afford BMD. Extended range Cruise Missile defense, on the other hand, is going to be a pretty hot market that will extend beyond SHORAD. Sharing a common missile b/w land and sea applications would bring EOS etc
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May 18
From initial "proof of concept" demo in 2020 with first gen #Leonidas High Power Microwave system to fully developing & demonstrating a rugged, deployable #HPM CUAS solution (gen3), Epirus has leaped past established defense primes in supplying operational #HPM systems to the DOD
Epirus leveraged its smart power management experience to focus on Solid State #GaN #HPM which was a deviation from what its competitors delivered. While they missed out on initial competitions, their core tech has far ⬆️ capability & flexibility.

3 generations of #Leonidas 👇 Image
With its #Leonidas solution having evolved from a technology proof of concept system to a ruggedized, higher perf system that was ready for user evaluations, Leonidas was showcased to the US Army's Joint Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office during live demonstrations. Image
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May 18
In the coming months, the US Army will receive an initial batch of 16 Indirect Fire Protection Capability INC 2 #EnduringShield launchers & AIM-9X II missiles. These organically IBCS compatible launchers will be the Cruise Missile Defense component of Army's IAMD system.
Once fielded, they will be on the Army's Integrated Fire Control Network, using relays to extend coverage area. Together with PATRIOT launchers, #LTAMDS & Sentinel A4 radars, they will be part of a broader layered missile defense architecture operating on a shared C2 & network. ImageImageImage
Enduring Shield kinetic launchers will be networked with the Directed Energy components of IFPC. Currently, the Army is fabricating the first 4 300kW High Energy Laser systems to support CRAM, UAS, and Cruise Missile missions. IFPC-HPM is adding a High Power Microwave DE layer.
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