By Dean Murray

A jaw-dropping new weapon can drop swarms of attacking drones out of the sky.

The Leonidas high-power microwave (HPM) system delivers weaponized electromagnetic interference to counter lethal airborne threats.

The Leonidas high-power microwave (HPM) system delivers weaponized electromagnetic interference to counter lethal airborne threats. (Epirus via SWNS)

Californian company Epirus has carried out live-fire demonstrations of the system, in which they say they disabled 61-of-61 drones—a 100% success rate.

In one dramatic test, they demonstrated defeating 49 drones at the same time.

The Epirus Leonidas works by firing its high-power microwave weapon to disable drone swarms by emitting targeted electromagnetic pulses to overload and disrupt their electronics i

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