This presumes that the enemy has the assets to do this, knows where the launchers are and has the frequency and coding. None of these things is likely to be the case. Perhaps a powerful, destructive laser could destroy the darts, but detecting the steel darts in time would be difficult. The darts have a tiny cross-section, and it would be difficult to see them with radar. A three-tiered approach Today s air defense philosophy employs three layers.
Interceptor aircraft form the outer layer.
Modern LLAD threats have sophisticated weapons and countermeasures. They fly at very low levels, often using automatic terrain following to stay masked most of the time. So LLAD systems often have little time to respond. Targets may have low visual, thermal and radar signatures. Both systems use Starstreak, now in service with the British Army.