Defending the Fleet: Naval Air Defence in the Drone Era

About this episode

The episode discusses how navies are adapting to new maritime threats, including swarming drones and precision missile strikes.

In this episode of Designed for Advantage, host Tony Skinner speaks with Rafael’s VP of business development and marketing, Gideon Weiss, and Commander ‘K’, a naval surface warfare and air defence expert, about how navies are adapting to an era of bold, asymmetric threats at sea. From swarming drones in the Red Sea to precision missile strikes in the Black Sea, the maritime threat landscape is shifting fast. The discussion explores: How multi-domain threats are reshaping naval air defen...

People in this episode

Host: Tony Skinner

Guests: Gideon Weiss, Commander ‘K’

Topics covered

• naval air defence
• drone threats
• maritime security
• asymmetric warfare
• multi-domain threats

Keywords

• naval air defence
• drones
• maritime threats
• asymmetric warfare
• multi-domain operations

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Rafael

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