THE OVERARCHING OBJECTIVE OF MJOLNIR IS TO DEVELOP, TEST AND DEMONSTRATE A MATURE PROTOTYPE BASED ON THE FIRST GENERATION TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATOR, HIGH-POWER MICROWAVE (HPM) COUNTER UNMANNED AERIAL...

The Department of the Air Force is procuring from Leidos, Inc. the development, testing, and demonstration of a mature prototype of the Mjölnir high-power microwave (HPM) counter-unmanned aerial system, building on the first-generation THOR technology demonstrator, valued at USD 36,231,266. This system aims to neutralize drone swarms by disabling their electronics with microwave bursts, deployable from a single cargo container for rapid setup. Strategically, it addresses the growing global threat of networked drone swarms, particularly relevant in potential conflicts like those involving China over Taiwan, enhancing layered base defenses with cost-effective, non-kinetic capabilities.