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Photo of THOR: Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)
The U.S. Air Force is testing a prototype anti-drone system in Africa, in what USAF officials characterized as, a “real-world setting.” This is the next step in protecting American troops from the newest scourge on the battlefield.
As first reported by Breaking Defense back in August, the new system is called the Tactical High-power Operational Responder (THOR). It was developed by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Directed Energy Directorate at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. The system is designed to counter single or swarms of unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) by using microwaves.