Defending the Skies
Drones are rewriting the rules of modern warfare.
Low-cost, mass-produced, increasingly autonomous, and harder to detect, they are exposing the limits of traditional air defense systems. A few thousand euros can now threaten assets worth millions, creating a profound cost imbalance on the battlefield.
This shift is accelerating the rise of counter-UAS technologies. According to Starburst’s analysis, the counter-drone market is expected to grow from €2.6B in 2024 to €5.5B in 2029, driven by the urgent need for scalable, integrated, and cost-effective defense solutions.
But there is no silver bullet.
Jamming, spoofing, radar, EO/IR, RF sensing, AI vision, lasers, microwaves, and interceptor drones all play a role. The real challenge is combining them into multi-layered systems capable of detecting, identifying, and neutralizing threats at speed and at scale.
In our latest white paper, Defending the Skies: Technologies Transforming Airspace Defence, Starburst explores:
- why drones are reshaping the battlefield;
- why they remain so difficult to counter;
- which technologies are transforming the counter-drone kill chain;
- how the global counter-UAS landscape is structuring around new operational realities.
The future of airspace defense will belong to those who can combine technological innovation, industrial scalability, and strategic integration.
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