Under AFRL Contract, Leidos to Pursue ‘Mjolnir’ High Power Microwave Counter Drone System

The Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) directed energy directorate at Kirtland AFB, N.M., has awarded a $26 million contract to Leidos [LDOS] to develop the company’s Mjölnir high power microwave (HPM) weapon against adversary drones.