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Meet MORFIUS: The Drone Designed To Zap Other Drones

The War ZoneThursday, August 13, 2026 at 9:41 PM

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Meet MORFIUS: The Drone Designed To Zap Other Drones
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Lockheed Martin's new MORFIUS X-Rotor counter-UAS system hunts drones and can knock down dozens of them with its high power microwave payload.

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Impact
High
Category
War
Market relevance
Moderate
Why it matters
Conflict reporting clarifies risk, escalation paths, and what civilians and markets are pricing in. Lockheed Martin's new MORFIUS X-Rotor counter-UAS system hunts drones and can knock down dozens of them with its high power microwave payload. Conflict can reprice energy, shipping, and defense exposure tied to Meet and The Drone Designed.
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What happened

Lockheed Martin's new MORFIUS X-Rotor counter-UAS system hunts drones and can knock down dozens of them with its high power microwave payload.

Why it matters

Conflict reporting clarifies risk, escalation paths, and what civilians and markets are pricing in.

Background

The War Zone reported on this under war. RedScroll surfaces the signal with an extractive brief — not a reprint of the original article. Read the source for full reporting.

Timeline

  1. The War Zone published: Meet MORFIUS: The Drone Designed To Zap Other Drones

  2. Story is in today’s RedScroll edition. Follow the original source for updates.

Economic impact

Conflict can reprice energy, shipping, and defense exposure tied to Meet and The Drone Designed.

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