The Most Advanced Anti-Drone Truck You've Ever Seen

TL;DR

The Leonitis AGV is an autonomous truck combining four radars, Starlink, and a phased-array microwave jammer to autonomously detect and disable drones.

Key Points

• 1.Three companies built the Leonitis AGV together. Epis provides the phased-array antenna, General Dynamics Land Systems supplies the platform, and Kodiak Defense delivers the autonomous driving capability — allowing the truck to operate driverless like a Waymo vehicle.
• 2.Four Ecodyne radars provide full 360° drone detection. Two panels sit on the front bumper and two on the roof; detection range can reach 10–20 kilometers, though engagement with the jammer begins at roughly two kilometers.
• 3.The antenna uses phased-array technology with hundreds of gallium nitride elements. Each element emits small amounts of energy that are timed to phase-stack into one narrow 5–10° beam, which is steered electronically and mechanically at 30° of rotation per second to track and disable drone electronics.
• 4.The system is fully autonomous end-to-end. Upon detecting a threat, the truck can start itself, drive to an optimal position, orient the antenna, engage drones, then relocate to avoid becoming a target — all without a human operator.
• 5.Production is targeting 50 units per year initially, scaling beyond 100. Manufacturing begins in Southern California at one truck per week, with an Oklahoma facility planned to exceed 100 units annually; the FAA has expressed support as the system poses no airport shutdown risk unlike lasers.