Anti-drone rifle "Night Fighter X" with a range of 2.5 km in service with the Armed Forces

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According to website,

Highly compact single-piece system ideal for dismounted and covert operations.

  • Dimensions (Handset): 69 x 37 x 16 cm
  • Weight (Handset): 4.75 kg
  • Effective range: >2.5 km
  • Battery life: 2 hrs active / 7 days standby​

What kind of projectile does this shoot?

Not projectile, radio frequencies. More like a jamming/blocking device than a firearm.

I'm wondering if this class of devices counts as the first man portable directed energy weapon fielded in combat. There have been laser weapons that were ship or shore based. I think even some that have been some experimental plasma weapons that are truck mounted. Through all of this though, no man portable...until now?

Think of it as a directional electronic warfare gun

Definitely not a rifle. I might even call it a weapon instead since it's so far from projectile firearms the names imply.