Today’s battlefields demonstrate that Australian military commanders will need the capability to defend against large numbers of nimble, unmanned aerial systems used by opponents for awareness, targeting and attacking.
The battlefield has changed – ever since the dawn of drone warfare. In just three years since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the rapid proliferation of cheap, mass-produced drones has transformed the modern battlespace, forcing militaries and defence companies to rethink doctrine and develop new solutions to counter this emerging threat.