DroneShield Ltd (ASX:DRO) (DroneShield) and Epirus, Inc (Epirus) have accomplished integration of DroneShield’s multi-sensor DroneSentry system with Epirus’ Leonidas high-power microwave (HPM) counter-electronics/counter-UAS effector.
The combination of those two methods permits for a totally built-in C-UAS system that may observe a number of threats after which interact with high-powered microwave countermeasures that can present important defensive capabilities for our army, authorities and different prospects.
DroneSentry incorporates radiofrequency, radar and electro-optic detection and monitoring system in addition to sensible jamming UAS defeat module, powered by its innovative DroneSentry-C2 command-and-control system.
Epirus’ Leonidas is a counter-electronics system with the facility and precision to neutralize a single menace in tight, crowded areas or disable a number of threats throughout a large space concurrently. Epirus’ revolutionary strategy to directed power permits for unmatched counter-electronics results, dramatically reduces the dimensions and weight of the system and permits better operator management and security. Mounted on a gimble to extend manoeuvrability, the system could be deployed as a set or cell functionality enabling wide-area speedy response.
Epirus was awarded a US$66 million US Authorities contract earlier this 12 months for the stand-alone Leonidas methods.
In November 2022, Epirus made an funding of A$3.7 million (akin to roughly US$2.5 million) into DroneShield because it seems to be to broaden its worldwide accomplice ecosystem.
DroneShield CEO, Oleg Vornik, commented: “The mixed system offers considerably expanded choices for our US DoD, and in time, world buyer base. Moreover, there are synergies on the enterprise improvement entrance, which DroneShield and Epirus are already engaged on.”
Epirus CEO, Ken Bedingfield, added: “Epirus and DroneShield share widespread ethos of speedy tempo, excessive tech innovation, to offer the warfighter with superior applied sciences to guard in opposition to the quickly rising menace of drones and different digital threats. We’re happy to proceed deepening the engagement over time.”
DroneShield has achieved various challenge wins in final 6 months, together with two A$11 million orders from Authorities businesses of two separate international locations in December 2022 and January 2023, a $2.2 million order in April, an preliminary UTM order in March in addition to releasing DroneGun Mk4 in April.
