US Army eyes THOR fielding by 2024

摘要

US Army officials are piggybacking off US Air Force (USAF) development of the Tactical HighPower Microwave Operational Responder (THOR) and hoping their investment will provide soldiers with a new weapon to down swarms of aerial drones. The two services announced the army's new financial contribution to the programme on 19 February and said the army wants to use THOR as part of an Indirect Fire Protection Capability-High Power Microwave (IFPC-HPM) prototype system that it plans to field by fiscal year 2024.