EQQUERA Technological invention of a multi-layered “air-based air defense system” – the fourth layer of interceptors and modern deterrence strategies - invented and designed to counter the close-range missiles, massed UAVs, and drone swarm threats for the next-generation modern warfare - that can contribute to the US, NATO, and EU deterrence and extended deterrence strategies to prevent adversaries from attacking them and their allies

This close-range Air-based air defense system is designed mainly to find counter-drone solutions to address the long-overdue security issues and concerns of UAVs and drones carrying nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction (WMD), chemical, biological, radiological, and their delivery systems, which have not received much attention since the Cold War era.

The "Technological invention" is a new and improved multi-layer close-range Air-based air defense system - the fourth-layer interceptors designed to detect, suppress, and destroy close-range threats.

The “THE-BEES” war-fighting systems and platforms for maneuver and attrition warfare

The “THE-BEES” war-fighting systems and platforms are designed to enhance air supremacy and information superiority in modern warfare, enabling the military to establish an interoperable framework for maneuver and attrition warfare.

Specifically, to build multi-domain systems that integrate data, operations, and technologies, such as combined sensors, networks, and AI-supported coordination and communication systems for rapid decision-making, and seamless interoperability across multiple platforms and domains.

These complex drone warfare issues are not new concerns - they have been of concern since the Cold War era for the US and other G7 nations. In the 1997 US Air Force Air Power Study, it was stated that UAVs and drone warfare received less attention - this has been further proven by ongoing drone-on-drone warfare between Russia and Ukraine, and the Middle East's ongoing complex drone warfare.

In 2023, the United States vision - replicator for modern drone warfare

“Imagine a swarm of hundreds or even thousands of unmanned aerial drones, communicating with each other as they collect intelligence on enemy troop movements, and you will begin to understand the Deputy Secretary’s vision for Replicator. Even if a sizable number of the drones were shot down, the information they’d gathered would have already been recorded and sent back to human operators on the ground.”

EQQUERA Technological Invention of air-based air defense system and the "THE-BEES" maneuver and attrition warfare strategies

EQQUERA Technological innovation of air-based air defense system involves a large family of UAVs and drones (hundreds or thousands) that are interconnected and interlinking with each other, as well as interoperability with manned and unmanned and space-based and ground-based systems that can detect, suppress, and destroy close-range UAVs, drones, and cruise missiles across all domains - air, sea, land, space, and cyberspace.

The Air-based air defense system comprises a family of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and drones, the Mother UAV (Mother hen) carrying fleet of sub-UAVs (chicks), and the sub-UAVs carrying fleet of Mini-UAVs (Grand chicks) launch and recover in midair, referred to as the “Mother hen and parasite chicks - Air-based air defense system (MHPC-ABAD system) or EQQUERA Air-based air defense system.

The Air-based air defense system comprises system-of-systems architecture systems and platforms that can contribute to a range of multi-mission capabilities, including all that are connected and link into integrated communications and operations platforms with manned and unmanned systems and space systems across all domains (air, sea, land, space, and cyberspace) - to contribute to enhancing air superiority and information superiority.

EQQUERA the "T-H-E-BEES" Maneuver and attrition warfare systems and platforms

The EQQUERA Air-based air defense system comprises a unique and first-ever UAVs and drone-on-drone warfighting systems and platforms design with interoperable manned-unmanned, space and ground-based systems that work together to enhance 360-degree multi-directional air defense systems to enhance air power capabilities - rather than just one-way direction of UAVs and drones in the sky.

The “THEBEES” war-fighting system concept is designed mainly to build dominant air power capabilities beyond traditional warfare. Particularly enables the military to establish a combination of air maneuver and attrition warfare systems, close-range air defense, and an operational and communications system-of-systems architecture for a new air-dominant.

The EQQUERA Air-based air defense system extends beyond traditional systems and platforms - interconnecting UAVs and drone communications with space-based systems, such as the proposed US “Golden Dome,” space-based air defense systems, and ground-based systems, such as Israel's “Iron Dome” interceptors.

The “T-H-E-BEES" modern war-fighting techniques

The EQQUERA Air-based air defense system comprises a unique, first-ever UAV and drone-on-drone warfighting platform design for interoperable manned-unmanned, space, and ground systems to work together to enhance multi-directional airpower air defense capabilities - rather than the one-way direction of UAVs and drones in the sky.

T - Stowing like a Trojan Horse: The Mother UAV is designed as a flying aircraft carrier in the sky - similar to a traditional aircraft carrier at sea. The Mother hen is designed to stow and transport a large number of Sub UAVs, which carry a significant number of Mini UAVs, in the belly of the Mother UAV, similar to the famous Greek Trojan Horse story.

H - Operate like a Hummingbird: The Sub UAVs and Mini UAVs are designed with multiple operating systems, including the ability to make sudden changes in flight patterns and direction, and to control speed and hover, similar to a hummingbird. These features are integrated into UAV and drone warfighting strategies, enabling sudden changes in speed and altitude, as well as long-duration hovering at various altitudes.

E - Flying like an Eagle: Eagles are unique birds with extremely powerful eyesight that enables them to spot prey from long distances and grab them without landing on the ground. The Mother UAV and all subsystems are designed with the latest emerging technologies and equipment, providing significant capability to perform large-scale ISR capabilities and deliver effective strikes in highly contested environments.

BEES – Attack like a swarm of “BEES”: Position strike targets and counter defense capabilities with a large number of UAVs and Mini UAVs. This provides fleets of small unmanned aerial vehicles capable of approaching conflict zones and performing multifunctional missions. Some with jamming missions; others with high- to low-level ISR capabilities, camouflage dummy vehicles to distract the enemy, and strike capabilities against moving targets, including laser-designating targets, and capabilities to identify and defeat enemies' and adversaries' WMD weapons.

Arifical Intelligeance AI System

The Air-Based Air Defense System is further designed with Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven warfare strategies, leveraging machine learning capabilities with and without satellite communications to enhance ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance) and anti-access/area denial (A2/AD) military strategies.

The AI strategy focuses on research and analysis of the birth of 1950s Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies, their influence, and the continuity of robotic developments for 21st-century warfare.

Connectivity with the US "Golden Dome" multi-layered missile defense system and ground-based systems, such as Israel's "Iron Dome" and other defense systems

The technological invention is further designed with communications and battle management connectivity that integrates military and civil manned and unmanned systems and platforms, including connectivity with the proposed "Golden Dome interceptors" (Ref: Golden Dome Could Learn from SDI Politics -Rand Corp.) as well as "Iron Dome interceptors" (Ref: Rand Corp.) - and connectivity across all domains air, sea, land, space and cyberspace to enhance air superiority and information superiority over adversaries, enemies and non-state actors.

Most importantly, to intercept and defeat threats that the existing "Iron Dome" and the proposed "Golden Dome" systems cannot defend against, including the system that can contribute to the European Union's newly proposed “Drone Wall” air defense system.

During World War I and World War II, the first and second revolutions in warfare, technological innovations significantly influenced the military power of the US and its allies. These inventions also largely altered the nature and character of the wars, including the development of new weaponry, technological advancements, modernization of warfare strategies, economic advances, and bilateral and multilateral agreements that have remained in effect for many decades.