As a country develops, the country’s measures to defend and protect the civilian population also evolve.
With all the advance technologies and advanced weaponry available, protecting the borders and airspaces have equally become crucial. And this is why major countries have joined the race of acquiring the most advanced weaponry for the attack as well as for Defense.
While countries are trying hard to fight against terrorism on the ground, they also have taken crucial steps in countering air terrorism. The Air Defense war machines have not only proven effective against the missiles but have also successfully taken down various aircraft which posed serious threats.
Air Defense’s primary mission according to NATO is to reduce or nullify the effectiveness of the aggressive air actions. The Air Defense’s weapons systems include air-based, surface-based or sub surfaced systems which are controlled by commands and sensors. Air Defense is also referred to as Anti-aircraft warfare. While there are various weapon systems that have been adopted by many countries, we are going to cover the best systems in this article. All the systems mentioned below are developed and manufactured by Rafael.
DRONE DOME™ – C-UAS
As the name says, DRONE DOME™ – C-UAS protects and secures a country’s airspace against malicious drones. Drones have quickly become one of the rapidly growing threats around the world and have managed to successfully pose significant safety and security concerns. Media from all over the world has put forth many cases of crime and terror attacks using drones.
DRONE DOME™ – C-UAS comes with various features. Some of which are:
1. Detection of targets which are as small as .002 m2
2. Minimum collateral damage
3. Capable of operating in any weather condition
4. Ability to integrate with any shooter and any sensor with the help of open architecture.
SPYDER™ FAMILY
Spyder Family is a mobile air Defense system for short, medium as well as for the long-range, which protects against helicopters, missiles, attack aircraft and bombers.
Some of the key features of the Spyder Family are as follows:
1. Quick reaction time
2. Effective against multiple threats.
3. 360-degree launch within seconds.
4. multi-launch in all weather conditions.
5. Instant fire even after the halt.
6. Lock-on-before-launch (LOBL) and Lock-on-after-launch (LOAL).
SKY SPOTTER™
A majority of the country’s Defenses rely on radar technology for surveillance their land and air space. But because of the technological evolution, relying solely on the radar is not the solution. To tackle the security concern head-on, Israel deployed Sky Spotter to address fire balloons and kites from Gaza.
Some of the key features of Sky Spotter are:
1. Multiple sensors for accurate range
2. Senses, detects, tracks and identifies targets.
3. Renders unaffected performance even under challenging situations.
With growing threats which are continuously advancing in lethality and quantity, Defenses of the countries have also adopted the measures to address the situations. Incidents from all around the world are being reported every single day and adopting these advanced systems is becoming more crucial as civilian lives are put at stake.
