Pew-pew, but make it miniature. This morning, Anduril unveiled a teeny-tiny version of its Pulsar electronic warfare system, named Pulsar L (Pulsar-Lite). The mini version of the company’s EW set-up—originally unveiled during SOFweek last year—is designed to be highly mobile and protect warfighters way, way out on the edge.
Pulsar-L will come in 2 flavors: airborne, which, obviously, will fly, and expeditionary, which is designed to travel alongside users.
Travel light: Pulsar-L looks a bit like a Yeti cooler that you would throw in the back of your truck but with the ability to jam signals and send drones careening out of the sky. Pulsar-L:
- Weighs less than 25lbs
- Is software-enabled—Pulsar’s interface identifies and tracks threats, and works both independently and plugged into Anduril’s Lattice C2 system
- Takes just a few minutes to set up
- Can reportedly take out entire drone swarms
Anduril said in a release that Pulsar-L is designed to be flexible, easy to upgrade, easy to use, and quick to deploy—an antidote to existing systems that are too rigid, manual, cumbersome, and threat-specific.
In the field: Anduril’s Chief Revenue and Strategy Officer Christian Brose told reporters Monday that Pulsar-L is already deployed in the field and performing in “the most stressing EW environments,” but wouldn’t get into specifics.
However, he did tout the speed at which the mini-me Pulsar was developed – just eight months from concept to fielding. This speed was enabled, Brose said, by Anduril’s robust arsenal of existing hardware and software solutions.
Big boys: The company initially unveiled its Pulsar EW system last May, with three different configurations:
- Pulsar-V, designed to be vehicle-launched
- Pulsar-A, designed to be launched from aircraft
- A fixed-site configuration
Last October, Anduril scored a $250M DoD contract for anti-drone capabilities, including Pulsar, and this March was awarded a $642M, 10-year Program of Record to provide CUAS to the US Marine Corps.