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doctrine-change2026-08-10 12:59 UTC🇺🇸 United States (US Marine Corps contract award; testing/deployments mentioned without specific sites)
US Marine Corps awards Epirus contract for HAVOC high-power microwave counter-drone system
The US Marine Corps awarded Epirus an $11 million contract to deliver a vehicle-mounted high-power microwave system (HAVOC) designed to defeat drone swarms. The article also references prior prototype testing and Army experimental deployments of Epirus' Leonidas counter-drone system.
DETAILS
Type
doctrine-change
Occurred
2026-08-10 12:59
Reported
2026-08-10
Location
United States (US Marine Corps contract award; testing/deployments mentioned without specific sites)
Coordinates
39.7837, -100.4459
Confidence
72 / 100
DAMAGE ASSESSMENT
No combat damage reported; procurement of HAVOC counter-drone system and references to demonstrations/testing (including a claim of downing 49 drones in a pulse).
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