Epirus

Hawthorne, California, United States

Capabilities
  • Sensing & intelligence
  • Energy systems
  • Defense hardware
Markets served
  • Defense
  • Aerospace
  • Critical infrastructure

Directed-energy systems for countering complex threats.

Epirus develops directed-energy and counter-electronics systems, including high-power microwave technology for counter-unmanned-system missions.

Products and platforms

  • Leonidas Product family · Counter-UAS

    A family of software-defined solid-state high-power microwave systems.

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What does Epirus offer?

Epirus publishes capabilities in long-pulse high-power microwave systems, air-domain awareness and advanced electronics. Its portfolio describes fixed and mobile electronic-warfare configurations and integration with sensors and other platforms. This makes the sensor, effector and integration boundary a useful starting point: a requirement to detect a drone is different from a requirement to produce an electronic effect against it.

Questions for a shortlist

Identify the offered configuration, external sensors, command interface and power or mobility dependencies. Ask what testing supports the specific threat and operating environment you care about, and who owns integration and site acceptance. Keep manufacturer demonstration claims separate from the acceptance test and operational approvals for your intended deployment.

At a glance

Location
Hawthorne, California, United States
Capabilities
Sensing & intelligence, Energy systems, Defense hardware
Markets
Defense, Aerospace, Critical infrastructure
Directed energy
Its Leonidas product family uses high-power microwave technology for counter-UAS and other counter-electronics missions.

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What federal contract awards are matched to Epirus?

Defense Tech Base tracks 6 matched federal contract awards across 1 company in this selection, with $3.5M in reported award amounts, dated Mar 01, 2023–Dec 19, 2025.

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SBIR/STTR awards

Defense Tech Base tracks 9 matched SBIR/STTR awards across 1 company in this selection, with $1.2M in reported award amounts, dated Jul 24, 2019–Jan 29, 2025.

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Patent publications

27 patent publications.

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Federal activity

Recent contract awards

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Matched awards
6
Reported award value
$3,506,416
Latest award
Dec 19, 2025

Agencies in matched awards

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  • Department of Defense 6 awards

Largest matched awards

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Most recent matched awards

Dec 19, 2025 $500

Department of Defense

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