Low-Cost US Interceptor Destroys Drones Without Jamming Signals

Startup Perseus Defense tested its Mk-III interceptor, costing about $2,500, at the Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona. The interceptor destroys small drones by kinetic impact rather than signal jamming, during the Falcon Peak 26.2 exercise with NORAD and JIATF-401.

• Mk-III interceptor costs about $2,500 versus missiles over $100,000
• Kinetic impact works against autopilot and fiber-optic drones
• Harpe intercept range is 1.2 miles (2 km), launcher holds 8 missiles
• Perseus raised $6.5 million seed funding via Y Combinator