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tr13Analysis: Anti-drone warfare at sea requires compact AESA radar and precision-guided light missiles
Rear Admiral Hasan Özyurt, currently at ULAQ Global, publishes a technical analysis arguing that effective maritime anti-drone warfare (ADW) against Tier 2 OWA drones demands a complete kill chain. He concludes that compact AESA radar is essential for detection, multi-spectral electro-optic systems for identification and fire control, and precision-guided light missiles (SAL and IR/IIR) as the optimal hard-kill effector for unmanned surface vessels, balancing kill probability and cost-exchange ratio. The analysis emphasizes that matching sensors and effectors to the physical and economic realities of the threat is critical to closing the kill chain and preventing leakers.
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Analysis: Anti-drone warfare at sea requires compact AESA radar and precision-guided light missiles
Rear Admiral Hasan Özyurt, currently at ULAQ Global, publishes a technical analysis arguing that effective maritime anti-drone warfare (ADW) against Tier 2 OWA drones demands a complete kill chain. He concludes that compact AESA radar is essential for detection, multi-spectral electro-optic systems for identification and fire control, and precision-guided light missiles (SAL and IR/IIR) as the optimal hard-kill effector for unmanned surface vessels, balancing kill probability and cost-exchange ratio. The analysis emphasizes that matching sensors and effectors to the physical and economic realities of the threat is critical to closing the kill chain and preventing leakers.
Rear Admiral Hasan Özyurt, currently at ULAQ Global, publishes a technical analysis arguing that effective maritime anti-drone warfare (ADW) against Tier 2 OWA drones demands a complete kill chain. He concludes that compact AESA radar is essential for detection, multi-spectral electro-optic systems for identification and fire control, and precision-guided light missiles (SAL and IR/IIR) as the optimal hard-kill effector for unmanned surface vessels, balancing kill probability and cost-exchange ratio. The analysis emphasizes that matching sensors and effectors to the physical and economic realities of the threat is critical to closing the kill chain and preventing leakers.