The rapid evolution of drone warfare is forcing defense companies to rethink not only how unmanned aerial vehicles are detected and intercepted, but also how much it costs to destroy them.

Speaking to AzerNews on the sidelines of ADEX 2026, HADES Defense Systems delegate Georgio Markov outlined the company’s approach to counter-UAS technology, its interest in the Azerbaijani market and the prospects for localization and cooperation with the country’s defense industry.

According to Markov, HADES has built its counter-drone concept around a multi-layered architecture combining different detection and interception technologies, with particular emphasis on hard-kill capabilities.

“HADES’ initial concept was always a multi-layered approach, which was focused on being as future-proof as possible. Now, I would say that the main difference which actually makes us more capable of dealing with such threats is, of course, that we put an extreme emphasis on the hard-kill aspect,” he told AzerNews.

The growing autonomy of military drones has made reliance on electronic warfare alone increasingly problematic, he argued.

“Especially in a military context, when you’re dealing with these increasingly deadly autonomous systems, jammers can only go so far. But they are useful, they have their place, don’t get me wrong, but you cannot rely fully on jamming systems,” Markov said.

For HADES, the answer lies in ensuring that electronic countermeasures are complemented by a physical means of destroying an incoming UAV.

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