HiJENKS is the
successor to the AFRL’s Advanced Counter-electronic High-Power Microwave
Missile Project, which completed its testing a decade ago. In addition to
developing HiJENKS, AFRL is also making progress on a more sophisticated
version of the Tactical High Power Operational Responder (THOR) using HPM (
High-Power Microwave ) technology. This weapon is to disable swarms of drones
that threaten military bases.
The next
generation platform of this advanced missile is named Mjölnir , in honour of
the hammer of the mythical god Thor. The AFRL awarded Leidos a $26 million
contract in February to develop a prototype Mjölnir and deliver it by early
2024, Defense News wrote.
