China is coming for drones like a hurricane with this microwave weapon
- lastmansurfing
- 16 hours ago
- 1 min read
Modern warfare increasingly relies on low-cost drones for a variety of missions, with several countries developing low-cost defense systems to counter attacks involving swarms of drones.
China is one of them, as the country has recently detailed the Hurricane 3000, a truck-mounted, high-power microwave (HPM) weapon that can disable and destroy drones at ranges of more than 3 kilometers (1.9 miles).
The Hurricane 3000 system complements the existing Hurricane 2000 weapon, a similar HPM that can engage drones at around 2 kilometers (1.2 miles). The U.S. has a similar anti-drone HPM system in place called Leonidas, but it only matches the Hurricane 2000's range.
The war in Ukraine is one place where drone operations have been visible since Russia's invasion. While both parties employ swarms of drones, it's the defending forces that have gained prominence for some of their drone tactics.
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