Epirus has announced the introduction of Leonidas Expeditionary, developed as part of a USD5.5 million contract award from the US Navy’s Office of Naval Research (ONR).
The high-powered microwave (HPM) system, with the programme name Expeditionary Directed Energy Counter-Swarm, or ExDECS, is being developed by ONR, Marine Corps Warfighting Lab and the Joint Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office.
Leonidas Expeditionary, or ExDECS, is the latest derivative of the Leonidas HPM product suite. The modular and scalable system is designed to fit on a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle trailer and assist Low Altitude Air Defense in expeditionary operations. It is designed to be compact and manoeuvrable.
Epirus developed ExDECS, a solid-state, software-defined, long-pulse HPM system to support US Marine Corps Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations and counter-unmanned systems missions. The programme’s future will involve initial integration with the US Marine Corps’ Common Aviation Command and Control System (CAC2S), along with field experimentation and multi-platform testing in expeditionary scenarios to enhance USMC’s Ground Based Air Defense Capabilities. Epirus expects to deliver a completed ExDECS HPM system to the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab by the end of 2024.
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