Autonomous net-based system intercepts FPV drones before they strike army vehicles Military vehicle defenses are evolving beyond passive armor with autonomous systems built to stop incoming FPV drones in real time. Read Next: High-energy lasers: Pentagon pushes 500-kW systems for cruise missile defenseThe growing use of first-person view (FPV) attack drones is forcing militaries to rethink how they protect vehicles and critical equipment on the battlefield. Israeli aerospace defense company ParaZero Technologies has positioned its DefendAir platform as an active alternative to traditional armor, aiming to stop incoming drones before they reach their targets. The company said DefendAir uses autonomous sensing and a non-explosive interception system to counter fast-moving FPV drones. ParaZero believes the platform can protect both moving vehicles and stationary high-value assets without adding the weight penalties associated with conventional protective structures. FPV threats are evolving Low-cost FPV drones have become one of the most disruptive weapons in modern conflicts. Despite their relatively small price tags, they have repeatedly damaged or destroyed expensive military platforms with precision strikes. Military planners increasingly view active counter-drone systems as essential for protecting armored formations near the front lines. That trend has exposed the limitations of improvised protective structures such as steel “cope cages,” which many armed forces adopted to reduce drone attacks. ParaZero argues those solutions struggle against increasingly agile drones capable of approaching targets from multiple directions. Instead of relying solely on physical barriers, the company designed DefendAir as an active protection system that detects an incoming drone and launches a net-based interceptor before impact. The approach avoids explosive countermeasures, reducing the risk to nearby personnel and equipment. More from Military See AllParaZero says the system creates a 360-degree defensive envelope around protected assets. It also removes the need for an operator to manually engage every incoming threat, allowing the