Epirus

Orders & commitments

• Order / commitment

  2025-07-17 - Epirus received a $43.55 million U.S. Army RCCTO contract for two IFPC-HPM GEN II systems plus test events, support equipment and spares. - ordered systems

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• Order / commitment

  2024-09-23 - Epirus was selected to deliver a completed Leonidas Expeditionary high-power microwave system to the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab for expeditionary counter-drone swarm capability. - Leonidas Expeditionary

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Supply chain relationships

• Kodiak AI

  Inbound - Software - Kodiak AI supplies Kodiak Driver autonomous-driving system for Epirus Leonidas autonomous counter-UAS ground vehicle family

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• Anduril Industries

  Outbound - Manufacturing - Anduril integrated Epirus Leonidas high-power microwave technology with Lattice for counter-UAS

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• United States Army

  Outbound - Equipment - Epirus supplies two IFPC-HPM GEN II systems, support equipment and spares for U.S. Army counter-UAS programme

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• United States Marine Corps

  Outbound - Equipment - Epirus supplies Leonidas Expeditionary counter-drone system for U.S. Marine Corps counter-drone programme

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• 2025-03-05 - Series D - $250M - Epirus closes USD 250M Series D to scale Leonidas production

  source: epirusinc.com

• 2022-02-15 - Series C - $200M - Epirus raises $200M Series C at $1.35B valuation

  valuation: $1.35B - Epirus completed a Series C financing to accelerate its directed-energy and power-management programs. - source: epirusinc.com

• 8VC - Lead - Unknown - 2 funding events - repeat backer - first seen 2022-02-15 - latest 2025-03-05
• Gaingels - Participant - Unknown - 2 funding events - repeat backer - first seen 2022-02-15 - latest 2025-03-05
• General Dynamics Land Systems - Participant - Unknown - 2 funding events - repeat backer - first seen 2022-02-15 - latest 2025-03-05
• Bedrock - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2022-02-15
• Broom Ventures - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2022-02-15
• Centaurus Capital - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-03-05
• Center15 Capital - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-03-05
• EPIQ Capital Group - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2022-02-15
• I Squared Capital - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2022-02-15
• Manhattan Venture Partners - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-03-05
• Moore Strategic Ventures - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2022-02-15
• NightDragon - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-03-05
• Oppenheimer Private Market Opportunities Vista VI Fund - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-03-05
• Parkwood - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2022-02-15
• Piedmont Capital Investments - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2022-02-15
• Red Cell Partners - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2022-02-15
• StepStone Group - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2022-02-15
• T. Rowe Price Associates - Lead - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2022-02-15
• T. Rowe Price Investment Management - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-03-05
• Washington Harbour Partners - Lead - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-03-05

• Andy Lowery - Chief Executive Officer - Leads Epirus as it commercializes Leonidas high-power microwave systems for counter-UAS and electronic warfare missions.

Events

• 2026-10-05 - Contract Award - AeroVironment, Epirus, Kord and Boeing selected for JIATF-401 pilot

  Selected systems are AeroVironment's P-HEL, Epirus' Leonidas, Kord's Firefly and Boeing's Compact Laser Weapon System. The evaluation will gather performance, cost, sustainment and operating-practice data in coordination with the FAA, U.S. Northern Command and the services. A separate December shoot-off at Dugway Proving Ground will assess additional laser and microwave candidates.

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• 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 Marine Corps evaluation. Epirus said the award includes a HAVOC system, testing, training and support; its facilities can support low-rate output of roughly one system per week.

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• 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 technology-integration partnership for layered counter-UAS operations.

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• 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 fiber-optic-controlled drones are a current battlefield adaptation.

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• 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 ground-robotics integration partnership for Epirus counter-UAS systems.

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• 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 performance.

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• 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 2024.

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• 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 counter-UAS and counter-drone portfolio.

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• 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.

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• 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 scale-up, supply-chain resilience and expansion into international and commercial markets.

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• 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 Epirus 2023 base award and later GEN II work.

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• 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.

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• 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 programme.

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• 2022-02-15 - Funding - Epirus raises $200M Series C at $1.35B valuation

  Funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates led the $200 million round. The completed financing established a $1.35 billion valuation. 8VC, Bedrock, Broom Ventures, EPIQ Capital Group, Gaingels, General Dynamics Land Systems, I Squared Capital, Moore Strategic Ventures, Parkwood, Piedmont Capital Investments, Red Cell Partners and StepStone Group participated.

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Relationships

• Kodiak AI

  Integrated Defense Autonomy Program - Leonidas autonomous counter-UAS ground vehicle program (Epirus HPM + Kodiak autonomy + GDLS integration).

• United States Army

  U.s. Army Rccto Customer - Epirus received a U.S. Army RCCTO contract for two IFPC-HPM GEN II systems plus support equipment and spares.

• United States Marine Corps

  Counter Drone Prototype Customer - Epirus was selected to deliver Leonidas Expeditionary to support Marine Corps counter-drone swarm capability.

• JIATF-401

  Evaluation Participant - Selected to participate in the JIATF-401 directed-energy counter-drone evaluation programme.

Shared workflows

• DroneShield

  workflow adjacency - Counter Drone Electromagnetic Effects

• Perseus Defense

  workflow adjacency - Counter Drone Electromagnetic Effects

• ApolloShield

  workflow adjacency - Counter Drone Electromagnetic Effects

Context tags

• Defence customers - Customer Environment
• High-power microwave C-UAS - Peer Group
• Counter-drone electromagnetic effects - Workflow

• AeroVironment, Epirus, Kord and Boeing selected for JIATF-401 pilot

  2026-10-05 · Order / contract · The directed-energy counter-drone programme will evaluate laser and microwave systems in operational homeland-defence settings.

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• Epirus receives $11 million Marine Corps award for HAVOC

  2026-08-10 · Order / contract · Epirus disclosed an $11 million U.S. Marine Corps award covering a HAVOC mobile high-power-microwave counter-drone system, testing, training and support.

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• U.S. Army awards Epirus USD 43.55M contract for IFPC-HPM GEN II systems

  2025-07-17 · Order / contract

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• Epirus secures nearly USD 17M U.S. Army contract modification for IFPC-HPM sensor upgrade

  2024-10-14 · Order / contract

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• Epirus selected to deliver Leonidas Expeditionary HPM prototype for Marine Corps counter-drone swarm capability

  2024-09-23 · Order / contract

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• U.S. Army awards Epirus USD 66.1M Leonidas directed-energy contract

  2023-01-23 · Order / contract

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