Epirus debuts high-power microwave weapon to knock out boat motors

Counter-drone companyEpirus unveiled anew high-power microwave system capable of disabling manned and unmanned boat motors, it announced Tuesday.

Leonidas H2O “was effective against vessel motors at record ranges” during the U.S. Navy’s Advanced Technology Exercise Coastal Trident event in Crane, Indiana, held in August 2024, according to the announcement. The system knocked out four commercially available vessel motors, varying in horsepower from 40 to 90 “at a multitude of ranges,” it noted.