Major Defense Contractor Unveils New Tech to Stop Drone Swarms

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In this Western Journal article, Michael Austin reports that Lockheed Martin is rolling out AI-driven systems aimed at defending against drone swarms, a rapidly growing battlefield threat.

Lockheed Martin CEO Jim Taiclet unveiled a new counter-drone system called Sanctum, which uses artificial intelligence to detect drones, predict their path, and help intercept or disable them.
The system is intended to address not just single drones, but large-scale drone swarm attacks in which many unmanned aircraft target a location simultaneously.
Taiclet framed the technology as part of a broader effort to match emerging threats with cost-effective defenses, saying military systems must adapt to cheaper, more numerous battlefield dangers.
Lockheed is also developing MORFIUS, a drone-like system designed to fly near enemy drones and disable them using microwave pulses rather than conventional munitions.
Taiclet said MORFIUS could potentially attack dozens of drones in one mission without firing traditional weapons.
The article emphasizes that cost is a major concern: militaries do not want to spend expensive missiles to destroy cheap drones.
As another solution, Lockheed has repurposed Hellfire missiles into ground-to-air interceptors, including a four-pack configuration linked with Sanctum AI to target incoming drones.
The article connects these developments to the larger transformation of modern warfare, where drones and drone swarms are becoming increasingly central.
It also cites a 2022 U.S. Army War College paper arguing that drone swarms depend heavily on information flows, meaning their communications, geolocation, and coordination systems are potential weak points.