• The system: Lockheed Martin unveiled MORFIUS X-Rotor, a counter-UAS drone carrying a High Power Microwave payload that can reportedly neutralise more than 50 adversary drones in a single sortie, using an active RF seeker and proprietary algorithms to hunt targets.

  • The advantage: Unlike self-sacrificing interceptor drones common today, MORFIUS is designed for vertical takeoff/landing, field recovery, and rapid reuse, letting it kill drones repeatedly across multiple sorties rather than being expended on a single kill.

  • The status: Lockheed says it has completed live-fire testing and is accelerating production; VP Jason Reynolds noted strong interest at Farnborough Airshow, framing counter-UAS as a proliferating requirement to protect critical assets against single or swarming drone threats.