AFRL to Test a Drone-Swarm Killer HPM

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style="float:left;margin:0 15px 15px 0;" />The US Air Force is invests
$16 million in further field assessment of Raytheon's Phaser High
Power Microwave System outside the continental U.S. The testing phase
will span over 12 months in which the Phaser will engage simulated and
real unmanned aerial systems threats. The Phaser system developed by
Raytheon is designed to combat drone swarms, particularly on attacks
such as the recent loitering missiles that struck the Abqaiq oil
processing facility in Saudi Arabia.</p>
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