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BAE Systems unveils MDACS and HPM to counter drone swarms

BAE's dual reveal of MDACS and HPM signals a shift from exquisite, costly interceptors toward layered, magazine-depth counter-swarm architectures. For procurement professionals, the message is that directed-energy and modular effector approaches are moving from lab to product line. This matters because drone swarms are now a peer-level problem, and the economics of defense must favor the defender. We expect this to accelerate requirements for integrated C-UAS across services and to pressure primes to offer open-architecture solutions that blend kinetic and non-kinetic effects.