Saturation of high-tech defenses is the defensive problem of the day.
Smarter weapons are shaping today’s world order by passing advanced missile defense systems in utility.
Cheap suicide drones undermined the Iron Dome system's means of defense by coming in low and slow to hit one, paving the way for other weapons to penetrate its weakened shield. This scales up to more sophisticated defenses against ballistic missiles.
What can be done? Let me toss in two angles. A phalanx model of defensive systems. And drone-based ballistic missile defense. Just notions that address two elements of the challenge. But sometimes I get close enough to correct for the engineers to take over!
UPDATE: I forgot this was a round in the scheduled publication magazine, so I didn't think to add this news about a Ukrainian company developing drone-based ballistic missile defense.
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