SOFT KILL AIR DEFENCE WEAPON SYSTEMS: The Better Alternative?

摘要

The threat of saturation of AD systems is real and remains a matter of concern for all military planners. An integrated drone-and-cruise missile operation such as the September 2019 strike on the Abqaiq and Khurais oil facilities in Saudi Arabia during which none of the 25 drones and cruise missiles were intercepted, is often quoted to be the type of air attacks that would pose the AD challenge in the 2020s. A related issue that is of equal, if not greater concern, is the cost involved in countering low-tech but threats using high-tech AD systems.