Microwave Weapons vs. Copper-Taped Drones

‪@MarkRober‬ did a recent show with ‪@AndurilIndustries‬ about counter-drone tech. It was a great episode, but over-simplified how microwave weapons and copper tape work.
Here's a short clip from our larger interview with the CEO of ‪@Epirus‬, maker of next-gen High-Power Microwave systems to protect against drone swarms.
• Full episode: • High Power Microwave W...
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[@drmarkintexas-400]

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Thank you for sharing this

[@imadrone3862]

So I should start selling copper tape online for EMF protection. Can I make a billion sales before they figure out it may not work ?

[@major__kong]

This guy is also hocking his product. There is no miracle weapon. He's not entirely wrong, but there are ways to defeat his technology. We do it all the time for our aircraft with a nuclear mission. There are ways to open up the faraday cage and only let the stuff in that you want. It's just not cost effective to do this for a $100 drone, and that information tends to sit at the TS level. And this is where automation and autonomy comes in. Those allow me to reduce the number of apertures susceptible to this system. But you don't have to build a $2B B-2 to defeat this system. You probably can't do it for $100 drones, but if you get more into the Group 2 sizes and capabilities, there are some systems that have been hardened and haven't broken the bank. And maybe that's all I can say about that.

[@jondoe6926]

There is a microwave cruise missile that exists as well. Never really talked about, but it works. I'm guessing he got ideas from that missile. There's a youtube video on it.

[@Hatredy11]

You would think you could set up a network and create microbursts for area denial. It seems easier than having to target individual drones.

[@wickedcabinboy]

Copper tape? Seems a pretty specialized product. Never seen it in Home Depot, Lowe's or Ace.

[@irongron]

I can buy copper tape in Ukraine.😉😉

[@wickedcabinboy]

@@irongron - What is it used for?

[@major__kong]

It's specialty but not difficult to find. I was working a program that needed it because one of our small UAS was jamming itself. We used it to quickly identify the offending component by using it to create temporary shielding. The interesting part is that the adhesive needs to be conductive, too, in order for it to work properly. Otherwise energy can leak around the tape edges and get between the sheets and then into the interior.

[@irongron]

@@major__kong 🔌👍

[@irongron]

@@wickedcabinboy Everything but battlefield Faraday Cages! I have this idea to tow a long doubled over strip, maybe the entire roll, behind a drone and see if it fools the ruZZians & looks like a Su-24 or 25 on their radars. In a pinch you could double over long strips of the tape and cut it up and get a drone to drop it as chaff even. The possibilities are endless!😉