U.S. Army Receives IPFC-HPM Counter-Swarm System

This marks the first of four Indirect Fire Protection Capability – High-Power Microwave (IFPC-HPM) prototype systems Epirus will deliver to the U.S. Army’s Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO) By Joseph Macey / 08 Dec 2023

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U.S. Army Receives IPFC-HPM Counter-Swarm System
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Epirus recently delivered the first Indirect Fire Protection Capability – High-Power Microwave (IFPC-HPM) system to the U.S. Army. 

The IFPC-HPM is a Leonidas-derived counter-Unmanned Aerial System (C-UAS)-swarm capability, and this marks the first of four IFPC-HPM prototype systems Epirus will deliver to RCCTO, as part of a December 2022 contract award. 

Epirus delivered its HPM weapon after successfully completing a recent U.S. Army-sponsored government acceptance test. The testing event further validated the system’s safety for personnel and fuel and marked HPM’s continued progression from Science and Technology prototype to operational capability. 

“In January, we began our work with RCCTO to deliver an operational high-power microwave weapon to the Air Defense community – and, today, we have done so in record time. With our Army associates, the team at Epirus has developed and demonstrated unprecedented HPM capability in just nine months,” said Ken Bedingfield, Chief Executive Officer, Epirus. “That is no small feat – and we are honored to play a leading role in developing a pathway towards delivering a deployable counter-swarm capability to the Army.”  

Following delivery of the initial prototype to RCCTO, the system will undergo further evaluation and testing to develop tactics, techniques, and procedures for future use.

Epirus and RCCTO will continue to collaborate to deliver an additional three prototype weapon systems over the course of the contracting period. The systems will undergo additional developmental testing to achieve technology maturation and enhance the prototypes to protect against a spectrum of UAS threats.

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