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Lockheed Martin unveils Morfius X-Rotor reusable airborne high-power microwave system to defeat drone swarms

Lockheed Martin introduced Morfius X-Rotor, a reusable airborne high-power microwave (HPM) weapon aimed at neutralizing large groups of hostile drones in a single mission. The system is designed to counter swarm attacks by effectively neutralizing more than 50 drones per flight with low-cost, repeatable battlefield protection.

Discovered 2026-07-22T22:09:23.071644-07:00 | 2026-07-22T22:09:23.071644-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • Lockheed’s Morfius X-Rotor targets a specific and increasingly common threat pattern: drone swarms, with claims of neutralizing “over fifty” hostile drones per flight.
  • The introduction of a reusable HPM counter-UAS weapon signals a move toward repeatable, low-cost effects for mission-level air defense rather than expendable interceptors.
  • As a major prime develops and fields directed-energy counter-drone capability, it adds competitive pressure to alternative kinetic and electronic counter-UAS approaches and procurement pathways.

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2026-07-22T22:09:23.071644-07:00
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2026-07-23T04:13:19.600554-07:00
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