Lockheed Martin’s Morfius X-Rotor built to fry 50 enemy drones in one flight

Key Points:

• Lockheed Martin unveiled the Morfius X-Rotor at the 2026 Farnborough Airshow, a ground-launched high power microwave (HPM) system designed to neutralize over 50 enemy drones in a single flight.
• The Morfius system is reusable, compatible with any command and control system, and does not rely on specialized sensors or radars, aiming to offer a low cost per kill solution against hostile drone swarms.
• The company is accelerating prototype production following successful flight tests in Arizona, California, and Oklahoma, with further tests planned to validate interception and lethal capabilities.
• This development addresses the U.S. military's need to reduce reliance on expensive interceptors amid rapid depletion of stockpiles due to threats from Iranian missiles and Shahed drones.
• Lockheed Martin positions Morfius as a cost-effective and efficient counter-drone technology to meet evolving unmanned threats on modern battlefields.