Epirus Timeline

Events

• 2026-08-10 - Contract Award - Epirus receives $11 million Marine Corps award for HAVOC - HAVOC packages Leonidas-derived high-power-microwave technology on a universal sled mount to protect mobile forces and forward assets from drone swarms. The Office of Naval Research manages the programme, which follows Epirus's earlier ExDECS delivery for… - source: defensescoop.com
• 2026-02-23 - Partnership - Epirus and Digital Force Technologies partner on non-kinetic counter-UAS kill chain - Epirus and Digital Force Technologies partnered to develop a non-kinetic counter-UAS kill chain. The collaboration connects Epirus Leonidas high-power microwave systems with DFT sensing and command-and-control capabilities. The event adds a… - source: epirusinc.com
• 2026-01-13 - Demonstration - Epirus Leonidas demonstrates high-power microwave defeat of fiber-optic controlled UAS - Epirus demonstrated Leonidas effects against fiber-optic controlled UAS. The company described Leonidas as the first EW-based counter-UAS technology to demonstrate effects against fiber-optic guided drones. This is a useful 2026 capability row because… - source: epirusinc.com
• 2025-10-09 - Partnership - Epirus and General Dynamics Land Systems partner on autonomous robotic mobile counter-UAS system - Epirus and General Dynamics Land Systems partnered on a Leonidas-based autonomous robotic mobile counter-UAS system. The collaboration connects Leonidas high-power microwave technology to a mobile ground combat platform context. The event adds a… - source: epirusinc.com
• 2025-09-10 - Demonstration - Epirus Leonidas defeats 49-drone swarm in live-fire demonstration - Epirus said Leonidas neutralized 61 of 61 drones in a live-fire demonstration. The demonstration culminated in a 49-drone swarm kill with one pulse of electromagnetic interference. This is the strongest public capability row for Leonidas counter-swarm… - source: epirusinc.com
• 2025-07-17 - Contract Award - U.S. Army awards Epirus USD 43.55M contract for IFPC-HPM GEN II systems - Epirus received a USD 43,551,060 U.S. Army RCCTO contract for IFPC-HPM GEN II systems. The base contract includes two GEN II systems plus test events, support equipment and spares. The systems build on four IFPC-HPM systems delivered to the U.S. Army in May… - source: epirusinc.com
• 2025-04-08 - Product Launch - Epirus introduces Leonidas H2O maritime high-power microwave system - Epirus introduced Leonidas H2O as a high-power microwave system for maritime interdiction and UAV protection. The product expands Leonidas from land-based critical asset protection into maritime use cases. The launch adds a maritime product variant to Epirus… - source: epirusinc.com
• 2025-03-13 - Partnership - Epirus joins Palantir Warp Speed cohort to accelerate defence production - Epirus joined the second cohort of Palantir Warp Speed customers. The partnership is aimed at accelerating production for defence and commercial markets. - source: epirusinc.com
• 2025-03-05 - Funding - Epirus closes USD 250M Series D to scale Leonidas production - 8VC and Washington Harbour Partners co-led the oversubscribed Series D, with returning and new defence-focused investors participating. Epirus said the round took its total venture funding above $550 million. The capital was earmarked for Leonidas production… - source: epirusinc.com
• 2024-10-14 - Contract Award - Epirus secures nearly USD 17M U.S. Army contract modification for IFPC-HPM sensor upgrade - Epirus secured a nearly USD 17 million contract modification from the U.S. Army RCCTO. The modification supports development and integration of an upgraded sensor suite for the IFPC-HPM programme. The award adds a programme-continuity milestone between… - source: epirusinc.com
• 2024-09-23 - Contract Award - Epirus selected to deliver Leonidas Expeditionary HPM prototype for Marine Corps counter-drone swarm capability - Epirus was selected to deliver a completed ExDECS high-power microwave system to the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab. The award supports expeditionary counter-drone swarm capability for Marine Corps use. - source: epirusinc.com
• 2023-01-23 - Contract Award - U.S. Army awards Epirus USD 66.1M Leonidas directed-energy contract - Epirus received a USD 66.1 million contract from the U.S. Army RCCTO for the IFPC-HPM programme. The award supports Leonidas high-power microwave counter-electronics technology. This is the foundational U.S. Army contract row for the Leonidas defence… - source: epirusinc.com
• 2022-02-15 - Funding - Epirus raises $200M Series C at $1.35B valuation - Epirus closed $200 million in Series C financing led by funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates. The company reported a $1.35 billion valuation for the completed round. 8VC, Bedrock, Broom Ventures, EPIQ Capital Group, Gaingels, General… - source: epirusinc.com