Anduril launches Pulsar-L lightweight EW System

California-based Anduril Industries has launched Pulsar-L (Pulsar-Lite), a new variant in the Pulsar family of software-defined Electromagnetic Warfare (EW) systems. Built to deliver high-performance electromagnetic effects in a compact, portable design, Pulsar-L brings EW capabilities to the tactical edge, says the company. However, it manages to avoid the constraints that make many existing EW systems too rigid, manual, cumbersome, and threat-specific, it adds.

Pulsar-L is designed to be an adaptable platform ready-made to detect, ID, track, and defeat targets across a range of environments, which is hard to do in a compact system, Anduril says. Pulsar-L operates autonomously so that the user doesn’t require high technical expertise or specialization and can keep eyes on the battlefield. It can be positioned in just 2 minutes, enabling a decisive EW shield before the fight even starts, the company says.

Anduril is fielding two configurations of Pulsar-L:

• Airborne, designed for airborne EW missions
• Expeditionary, built for every warfighter

The system’s modular design allows for upgrades as technology evolves, ensuring that it will always have the necessary computing and processing advantage, the company maintains. Pulsar-L can be operated independently or integrated with Lattice. The system is also compatible with other C2 and Common Operating Picture solutions, including TAK.

Designed for both rapid deployment and long-term relevance, Pulsar-L is operating in the field today. It can be produced at a rate of thousands of units annually, ensuring availability at scale for customers looking to bring superior EW options to a larger quantity of units, says Anduril.