THOR (weapon) - Wikipedia
The Tactical High-power Operational Responder (THOR) is a high-power microwave directed energy weapon developed by the United States Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL).
THOR Microwave Anti-Drone System Downs Swarms In Test - The …
May 19, 2023 · The U.S. Army officially announced it was contributing financially to the program in early 2021, with THOR being used as part of an Indirect Fire Protection Capability-High Power Microwave (IFPC-HPM) prototype system that the service plans to field by Fiscal Year 2024.
TACTICAL HIGH POWER OPERATIONAL RESPONDER (THOR)
Winner of the What’s New in Defense 2021 award, THOR is a counter-swarm electromagnetic weapon the Air Force Research Laboratory developed for defense of airbases. The system provides non-kinetic defeat of multiple targets. It operates from a …
BAE Systems’ High Power Microwave (HPM) air defense weapons provide proven near-term mission capability engineered with an open system architecture to support affordable, rapid upgrades and technology refresh.
US Army invests in THOR programme for IFPC-HPM prototype
Feb 24, 2021 · The US Army has plans to deliver a prototype IFPC-HPM system to a platoon by the fiscal year 2024. It also has plans to provide an IFPC-High Energy Laser capability prototype in FY-2024. This prototype is designed to use a 300kW-class laser for fixed site defence.
THOR Hammers Drone Swarm with High-Power Microwaves - Air …
May 19, 2023 · The Tactical High-power Operational Responder, or THOR, a high-powered microwave counter drone weapon, stands ready to demonstrate its effectiveness against a swarm of multiple targets at the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, Chestnut Test Site, Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., April 5, 2023.
AFRL’s drone killer, THOR will welcome new drone “hammer”
Jul 29, 2021 · Building upon the success of the Tactical High-Power Operational Responder (THOR) technology demonstrator, AFRL is building an advanced high-power microwave (HPM) weapon system to bring their newest technology to bear against the growing threat from unmanned aircraft.
How THOR hammers enemy drones - Leidos
Dec 18, 2019 · THOR is housed inside a unit roughly the size of a 20-foot shipping container, can be deployed quickly, and is designed to take out a large number of drones at once. It casts a wide net with invisible, inaudible electromagnetic wave …
THOR defeats swarm with energy weapon - Air Force Technology
May 17, 2023 · The ARFL developed a new counter-swarm electromagnetic weapon called THOR, winner of the ‘What’s New in Defence’ 2021 award. THOR is specifically designed to defend airbases and is expected to have a significant influence in the field of defence technology.
Air Force's THOR directed energy weapon ready for drone swarms
May 19, 2023 · The Tactical High-power Operational Responder (THOR), a high-powered microwave counter drone weapon, stands ready to demonstrate its effectiveness against a swarm of multiple targets at the...