Navy Eyes ‘Hard-Kill’ Defenses For Transport, Tanker, and Possibly Unmanned Escort Planes
The service is looking for a system that launches interceptors at incoming missiles and could end up on more than half a dozen types of aircraft.
The service is looking for a system that launches interceptors at incoming missiles and could end up on more than half a dozen types of aircraft.
The concept could provide a close-in “missile defense bubble” around future combat aircraft like the B-21 Raider.