From searchlights to networked missiles, air defence evolves to meet every threat and shape modern security.
The first anti-aircraft gun shells were improvised by mounting machine guns on ships to shoot at aircraft high in the sky.
Radar AI in WWII could distinguish friend from foe in seconds, reducing mock battles to mere traffic control for pilots.
The term ‘flak’ comes from German 'Fliegerabwehrkanone' and its explosive shells shaped aerial combat into an art of dodging rain.
Missile defense systems evolved from cold war paranoia, but their biggest test was defending cities against spoofed decoys and decoy drones.
From searchlights to networked missiles, air defence evolves to meet every threat and shape modern security.
The first anti-aircraft gun shells were improvised by mounting machine guns on ships to shoot at aircraft high in the sky.
Radar AI in WWII could distinguish friend from foe in seconds, reducing mock battles to mere traffic control for pilots.
The term ‘flak’ comes from German 'Fliegerabwehrkanone' and its explosive shells shaped aerial combat into an art of dodging rain.
Missile defense systems evolved from cold war paranoia, but their biggest test was defending cities against spoofed decoys and decoy drones.
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