Layered protection: How air defence is adapting to rising drone and missile threats

“There is no silver bullet. Stockpiles, layered systems and partnerships – that’s how resilience is built.”

From cruise missiles and drone swarms to hypersonics and homemade rockets, modern air defence has never faced such a complex battlespace.

In this episode of Design for Advantage, we explore how militaries are adapting their air defence strategies to meet these growing challenges – and why a multilayered, interoperable, and cost-effective approach is critical to success.

Guests:
– Brig Gen (ret) Shachar Shohat, former commander of Israel’s Air Defence Forces
– Gideon Weiss, Rafael's VP Business Development & Marketing

Topics covered:
• The rise of drone and missile threats
• Why open architecture and stockpiles matter
• The economics of interception
• Lessons from recent conflicts
• Laser weapons, precision strike and offensive-defensive integration
• The role of partnerships and sovereign capability

Listen now to learn how nations are rethinking air defence – and why getting it right means staying ahead of the threat.

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