Smart Shooter VP Scott Thompson told Breaking Defense that the evolving threat of small drones has sparked high demand for kinetic solutions.
The proliferation of inexpensive and effective small drones is creating an urgent and growing threat that current military systems are poorly equipped to counter, leading to immediate demand for new solutions.
This indicates a significant and accelerating shift in military procurement priorities towards counter-drone technologies, which will reshape defense spending and industrial capabilities for years to come.
The focus of defence spending and R&D is increasingly shifting to kinetic and non-kinetic counter-UAS platforms, fundamentally altering tactical and strategic considerations.
- · Smart Shooter
- · Defence Tech companies
- · US Military
- · Israel
- · Traditional air defence systems
- · Non-specialized defence contractors
Increased investment in and deployment of counter-UAS systems across global militaries.
The rapid evolution of drone tactics and counter-tactics, leading to an arms race in aerial autonomy and defence systems.
A potential shift in battlefield dominance where effective c-UAS capabilities become a critical determinant of success, favoring asymmetric warfare proponents.
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Read at Breaking Defense