"Force fields": An operational reality or costly countermeasure?

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Andrew Elwell
Andrew Elwell
11/22/2011

Active Defence Systems (ADS), Defensive Aid Systems (ADS), HardKill DAS, Active Protection Systems (APS), Advanced Defence Systems (ADS). By whichever catchphrase you know them, be they large ground-based batteries or mobile systems, counter-rocket and anti-missile technology advancement is gathering apace and is gradually being rolled out for live operations. But how reliable are they? Will they ever be able to identify, target and destroy all incoming threats? What happens if just one miss...
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