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Merops

American  
[mee-rops] / ˈmi rɒps /

noun

  1. (in theIliad ) a Percosian augur who foresaw and unsuccessfully tried to prevent the death of his sons in the Trojan War.


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Each Merops counterdrone drone costs less than $10,000, a U.S. military official said in March, according to an earlier Wall Street Journal article.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026

A spokeswoman for Perennial said the company produces a substantial number of Merops systems in Ukraine and in broader Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026

The maker of Merops, the drone interceptor battle-tested in Ukraine and Iran, struck a deal to manufacture its product in Germany, in the latest move by Europe to capitalize on Ukrainian-related defense technology.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026

And “so when the conflict” in Iran “kicked off, within about eight days, we were able to go purchase” some 13,000 counter-drone systems known as Merops.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026

I would call attention to the farther fact that in the Deluge legend of the Isle of Cos the hero of the affair was Merops.

From Atlantis : the antediluvian world by Ignatius Donnelly

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