Barak MX could be delivered as early as next summer, significantly faster than the French-Italian SAMP/T NG systems, which are expected no earlier than 2028 and fully operational by 2032.
Jeppe Teglskov Jacobsen, strategic adviser at the National Defence Technology Centre, said traditional missile systems are “terribly expensive” to use against cheap drones. “Drones are much more agile. They are much smaller. They are difficult to identify, and that makes it harder to be sure you hit them,” he said.
Lars Peder Haga of the Royal Norwegian Air Force Academy said Barak’s drone-defence unit, Scorpius, “uses a directional radio signal, so you avoid disturbing all other radio traffic in the area.” He added the system “will probably be effective against most drones that illegally fly near airports in peacetime.”
Dr Uzi Rubin of The Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Defence called Barak MX “an excellent air defence system” that “proved its worth in combat during the 12-day war with Iran in June.”
Denmark’s Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation said cooperation with domestic and international drone-technology firms has intensified, adding that “many different suppliers, large and small, Danish and foreign, are currently delivering their various technologies at very short notice.”
Source: DR.
