MORFIUS

MORFIUS is Lockheed Martin's reusable, tube-launched counter-UAS interceptor built around a high-power microwave payload and an ALTIUS-derived airframe. The company says it can launch from fixed or mobile platforms, including ground vehicles, aircraft, and vessels, while DoD reporting says it was evaluated at Yuma Proving Ground against small drones.

Various Conflicts🏳️ Unspecified

MORFIUS, Reusable high-power microwave counter-UAS interceptor, Air Defense

Image source: Lockheed Martin MORFIUS product page

Profile

Origin: United States
Built by: Lockheed Martin
Type: Reusable high-power microwave counter-UAS interceptor
Service note: 2020s-present
Designer: Lockheed Martin / Area-I
Designed: 2021
Produced: 2021-present

Also Known As

Mobile Radio Frequency-Integrated UAS Suppressor
MoRFIUS

UAV air defense counter-uav

Specifications

Launch method: Tube-launched from fixed or mobile platforms
Airframe: Based on Area-I's ALTIUS UAS airframe
Effector: High-power microwave (HPM) payload for non-kinetic defeat
Launcher size: Fits inside a six-inch diameter launch tube
Weight: Less than 30 pounds
Platform options: Ground vehicles, aircraft, and vessels

Service And Conflict Use

Service History

In service: Publicly demonstrated and tested as a counter-UAS concept since 2021.
Wars: Various Conflicts

Conflict Usage

Side: 🏳️Unspecified

Exact model: MORFIUS high-power microwave counter-swarm UAS interceptor. It has been tested as a counter-drone capability, but I found no confirmed combat use.

Timeline

MORFIUS Key Events

Mar 19, 2021
Public debut as a counter-swarm interceptor
Breaking Defense reported MORFIUS at Lockheed Martin's AUSA Global Force Next presentation as a reusable high-power microwave drone intended to defeat swarms and other hostile UAVs.
Sources: Drones Vs. Drones: Lockheed MORFIUS Uses Microwaves To Kill Swarms
Jul 13, 2023
DoD tests at Yuma Proving Ground
DefenseScoop reported that the Joint Counter-small UAS Office tested Lockheed Martin's MORFIUS at Yuma Proving Ground to evaluate its ability to defeat kamikaze drones.
Sources: DOD tests airborne microwave weapon's ability to defeat kamikaze drones

MORFIUS Images

MORFIUS, Reusable high-power microwave counter-UAS interceptor, Air Defense - view 1 — Source: Lockheed Martin MORFIUS product page

MORFIUS, Reusable high-power microwave counter-UAS interceptor, Air Defense - view 2 — Source: Lockheed Martin MORFIUS product page

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Sources

Lockheed Martin MORFIUS product pagePublisher: Lockheed Martin | Note: Supports official MORFIUS background, the reusable high-power microwave interceptor description, and the product-page image. | Accessed: 2026-06-23 Counter-Swarm Technology Combats ThreatsPublisher: Lockheed Martin | Note: Supports Lockheed Martin's description of MORFIUS launch flexibility, ALTIUS-derived airframe, onboard seeker, and the feature-page masthead image. | Accessed: 2026-06-23 Drones Vs. Drones: Lockheed MORFIUS Uses Microwaves To Kill SwarmsPublisher: Breaking Defense | Note: Supports the six-inch launch tube, less-than-30-pounds weight, and close-in HPM counter-swarm role described at MORFIUS's AUSA debut. | Accessed: 2026-06-23 DOD tests airborne microwave weapon's ability to defeat kamikaze dronesPublisher: DefenseScoop | Note: Supports the 2023 Yuma Proving Ground evaluation and the tube-launched, fixed-wing UAS description; it does not establish combat use. | Accessed: 2026-06-23