Troops have successfully trialled a weapon that takes down drone swarms using radio waves.
The radio frequency directed energy weapon (RFDEW) can strike targets up to a kilometre away, with each shot costing just 10p.
The system can detect, track and engage a range of threats across land, air and sea.
RFDEW (shown) differs from laser weapons such as DragonFire because it uses radio waves to neutralise uncrewed aerial systems rather than a laser beam of light energy.
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The high frequency output disrupts and damages electronic components inside the enemy devices, causing them to be immobilised and drop out of the sky.
The Royal Artillery Trials and Development Unit and 7 Air Defence Group successfully trialled the demonstrator mounted on a MAN SV truck at a range in Wales.
And its high level of automation meant the system could be operated by just one person.
Defence Equipment and Support told Soldier the weapon was not set to enter service any time soon and was designed to help the MoD assess the potential of such tech.
DragonFire, meanwhile, is now being refined under a multi-million pound defence programme to transition the weapon from a research environment to the battlefield.
