The Drone Equation: Proportional Response to the UAS Threat

High-end interceptors. Low-end threats. The answer isn't bigger missiles but smarter integration.

Saab, Linköping, Sweden

Countering drones (C-UAS - Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems) presents a challenge across military and civilian domains. UAS vary widely in class, capability, and design - no single countermeasure addresses all threat types.

When precision interceptors designed for supersonic missiles become the default answer to slow-moving quad-copters, defenders face a capability mismatch that cannot scale. This is the drone equation: matching the right effector to the right threat.