Anduril Industries and Epirus have combined their technologies to create a counter-unmanned aerial system with command and control capabilities in support of the U.S. Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory’s ongoing technology assessment. Epirus’ high-power microwave counter-UAS technology Leonidas has been equipped with Anduril’s Lattice command and control system to provide warfighters with the capability to defend […] More

Epirus has landed a $66.1 million contract to support the U.S. Army’s Indirect Fire Protection Capability-High-Power Microwave Program through a rapid prototyping effort. The other transaction authority award involves producing prototypes of Leonidas, Epirus’ HPM counter-swarm pod, the company said Monday. The Leonidas energy system underwent engineering, testing and validation as a short-range equipment to […] More

General Dynamics’ land systems division and Epirus have field tested a Stryker ground combat vehicle equipped with a directed energy system and high-power microwave technology. During a demonstration at a U.S. government testing site, the integrated system, dubbed Stryker Leonidas, showcased its ability to disable enemy drones operating individually and in swarms, Epirus said Wednesday. […] More

Epirus has unveiled a high-power microwave platform as the latest addition to its Leonidas family of electronic warfare systems. Leonidas Pod is a portable system that comes with multiple mount options to support various missions and is designed to rapidly respond to changing threat environments by powering up and down within minutes, Epirus said Monday. […] More

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has selected Epirus to develop software algorithms, source code and artificial intelligence models that can help operators detect electromagnetic threats in a matter of minutes. Epirus said Friday it will work with Georgia Tech Research Corp. on three phases under DARPA’s Waveform Agile Radio-frequency Directed Energy Rapid Assessment and […] More

General Dynamics‘ land systems business has partnered with Epirus to equip the U.S. Army’s Stryker vehicle with an existing directed energy system and high-power microwave technology from the latter company. The Leonidas directed energy system, which comes in a small form factor, is meant to help Stryker counter enemy drones operating in swarms, General Dynamics […] More

Venture-backed defense technology startup Epirus has appointed military veterans John Abizaid and Robert Schmidle to the company’s advisory board. The appointments come as the company aims to address the Department of Defense’s need for technologies that counter unmanned aircraft system threats, Epirus said Monday. A West Point graduate, Abizaid spent 34 years at the U.S. […] More

Epirus has established an advisory board composed of industry executives who bring experience in national security, technology, communications and health care sectors and who will provide the Los Angeles-based technology company with recommendations on business growth and technology delivery.

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Epirus, a Los Angeles-based developer of high-powered microwave technology for defense and commercial applications, has raised $70M in a Series B fundraising round led by Bedrock Capital. The new capital will fund production of SmartPower, an Epirus technology designed to facilitate HPM transmission with the use of gallium nitride semiconductors.

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Though venture capitalists have invested heavily into defense startups and these companies have expressed interest in pursuing more government contracts, these companies have not yet captured the attention of the Department of Defense. Defense spending trends continue to reflect a strong preference for more established contractors as in fiscal year 2023, startups only accounted for 1 percent of the $411 billion in contracts issued by the DOD.

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Kenneth Bedingfield has been selected to serve as senior vice president and chief financial officer of L3Harris Technologies, effective Dec. 11. In his new role, Bedingfield will guide the company’s financial strategy while overseeing its global finance team, L3Harris announced from its Melbourne, Florida headquarters on Monday.

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Technology industry veteran Burhan Muzaffar has joined Anduril Industries to serve as its vice president of vehicle autonomy and head of robotics, according to his LinkedIn post. Muzaffar brings to Anduril years of experience including time at Ball Aerospace as software engineer for modeling simulation analysis, United Launch Alliance as product leader for software, data […] More