Counter-drone shields

Built on

• Solid-state phased-array antennasRecorded · 1980enables
• Iron Dome rocket defenceRecorded · 2011enables
• Mass drone warfareRecorded · 2023enables
• Autonomous drone swarmsRecorded · 2025enables

Led to

• Mass-produced interceptor dronesRecorded · 2025enables
• Microwave weapons against swarmsForecast · ~2027enables
• Defensive drone swarmsForecast · ~2029enables

Sources & evidence

• Additional source

Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.