ThinKom Solutions, Inc. is expanding its investment in the High-Power Microwave Directed Energy Weapons (HPM DEW) market with the self-funded development of Alecto™, a mobile, rapid tracking VICTS-based system designed to defeat unmanned aircraft system (UAS) swarms. Alecto provides “fire-on-the-move” capability and platform integration flexibility to meet the evolving C-UAS needs of the Department of War (DoW) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Alecto combines ThinKom’s patented VICTS technology with best-in-class vacuum electronics, enabling unrivaled power generation capability. This eliminates the need for prior target knowledge, which is essential for countering rapidly evolving UAS technologies. This combination delivers peak power densities orders of magnitude higher than GaN-based AESAs.
Alecto significantly reduces size, weight, power and cost (SWaP-C) from traditional HPM systems, unlocking smaller platform installations such as infantry squad vehicles (ISV) and unmanned ground vehicles (UGV). ThinKom’s extensive experience producing airborne antennas at high volume supports deliveries of Alecto at scale. The system offers horizon-to-horizon coverage in a low-profile, compact design. The VICTS — a steerable, mechanical phased array antenna — provides high precision and low sidelobes, delivering effects without collateral damage.
“With Alecto, ThinKom demonstrates its dedication to equipping the warfighter with critical, enabling solutions needed on the modern battlefield,” explains Dan Roman, VP of EW/HPM. “By investing our own capital, we have been able to greatly accelerate the development cycles, embodying the agility required by the DoW.”
A November 2025 Memorandum from Emil Michael, Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering of the United States, stresses the importance of directed energy, identifying it as one of the critical technology areas where innovation is needed for the armed services in support of the National Defense Strategy.
Alecto combines the HPM advantage of a deep magazine and low cost per shot, with rapid beam steering and instantaneous effects, enabling it to effectively defeat swarms. While the system is designed with C-UAS as a primary mission set, it has broad counter-electronics capability. The system has a simple tablet interface and is compatible with key C2 networks. It also adheres to the U.S. military HERO-, HERP- and HERF-safe standards for protecting equipment, personnel and fuel from electromagnetic radiation.
Alecto, a mobile C-UAS solution, is ThinKom’s first offering in the rapidly evolving HPM market. The Company plans to continue its strategic investment in HPM, developing solutions for multiple platforms and applications, specifically for base defense, maritime, airborne, homeland security, and Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD). ThinKom’s HPM solutions deliver superior power density in a compact, steerable, highly agile and low-profile package. With industry leading SWaP metrics, these systems are ideal for both mobile and fixed site missions.