Knocking out drones

[wtg]

The British Army successfully tested a radio-wave weapon to knock out drone swarms, as militaries look for new ways to neutralize what has become one of the biggest threats on the modern battlefield.

The Army was able to defeat drone swarms for the first time in the latest trial of the weapon-system demonstrator, the Ministry of Defence said in a statement on Thursday. The weapon, developed by a consortium led by Thales UK, uses high-frequency radio waves to fry drone internals, disrupting or damaging critical electronic components and causing the drones to crash or malfunction.

https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2025/04/17/in-first-british-army-uses-radio-wave-weapon-to-knock-out-drone-swarm/

[Rontuner]

science fiction war becoming reality

[Axtremus]

Probably not too hard to defend with better shielding.
I'm guessing to "disrupt drone communications" may be a more durable strategy than to "fry drone internals."

[AndyD]

Would better shielding also prevent further instructions being sent after drone launch?