The Torch
Illuminating Security and Defence Issues
Emerging Technologies
The Strategist / Australian Strategic Policy Institute
A counter to drone swarms: high-power microwave weapons
20 May, 2025
Military forces must prioritise a counter to drone swarming tactics with which inexpensive, mass-produced drones can overwhelm defences. What is needed is a layered defensive system that includes systems that can neutralise many threats within seconds. One such solution is now becoming available: the contemporary high-energy, high-power microwave (HPM) weapon.