CENTCOM bound: Army soldiers slated to test high-power microwaves against drone swarms

Published on May 23, 2024

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After receiving four high-power microwave prototypes designed to stop drone swarms, the US Army is preparing to send some of them on to the Middle East to see how they perform, according to Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George.

Testifying before the Senate Appropriations subcommittee today, George told lawmakers that like the Stryker-mounted lasers recently sent over to the US Central Command area, the service’s high-power microwave prototypes are also headed that “immediately.”

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