Air Defense Systems

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The Seams, Not the Systems: Air-Defence C2 Integration in the Gulf

The Seams, Not the Systems: Air-Defence C2 Integration in the Gulf

Executive Summary The hardest problem in Gulf air defence is not acquiring interceptors; it is integrating them. Gulf states have assembled layered inventories — Patriot...

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US Army hands AeroVironment $500 million for layered counter-drone systems

US Army hands AeroVironment $500 million for layered counter-drone systems

The US Army has awarded AeroVironment a contract worth up to $500 million for layered counter-drone defence systems designed to shield troops and bases from...

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The Cost-Per-Kill Problem: Layered Counter-UAS Procurement in the Gulf

The Cost-Per-Kill Problem: Layered Counter-UAS Procurement in the Gulf

Executive Summary The decisive metric in Gulf counter-unmanned-aircraft-system (C-UAS) procurement is no longer probability of kill; it is cost per engagement. A defending state that...

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Iron Beam: Israel’s High-Energy Laser Air Defense System — Technical Analysis and Global Directed Energy Race

Iron Beam: Israel’s High-Energy Laser Air Defense System — Technical Analysis and Global Directed Energy Race

Iron Beam is a high-energy laser (HEL) air defense system under development by Israel's Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, designed to intercept short-range rockets, mortars, artillery...

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Turkey’s HISAR–SİPER Air-Defence Family Enters the Gulf Calculus

Turkey’s HISAR–SİPER Air-Defence Family Enters the Gulf Calculus

Executive Summary Roketsan and Aselsan's HISAR-A+, HISAR-O+ and SİPER systems are increasingly marketed as a single tiered ground-based air-defence (GBAD) architecture rather than as standalone...

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David’s Sling (Magic Wand): Mid-Tier Air Defense System Technical Analysis and Turkish HİSAR-U Comparison

David’s Sling (Magic Wand): Mid-Tier Air Defense System Technical Analysis and Turkish HİSAR-U Comparison

David's Sling (Hebrew: Kela David; export designation Magic Wand) is a jointly developed medium-to-long range missile defense system produced by Israel's Rafael Advanced Defense Systems...

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Iron Dome Air Defense System: Technical Specs, Combat Record, Exports and Turkish Alternatives

Iron Dome Air Defense System: Technical Specs, Combat Record, Exports and Turkish Alternatives

Iron Dome is a mobile, all-weather short-range air defense system developed by Israel's Rafael Advanced Defense Systems. Designed to intercept and destroy short-range rockets, artillery...