Not entirely, it was originally meant to track fast moving objects like jets. These slow, small, low flying drones can be difficult to track cuz they can get filtered out as background noise.
The bigger issue is the cost... We spent a million dollars to stop a 20k drone... They can build them way faster than we can build ours.
Drones are not incoming ballistic missiles. They are a LOT slower, and are the kind of target the system is designed to intercept.
Not entirely, it was originally meant to track fast moving objects like jets. These slow, small, low flying drones can be difficult to track cuz they can get filtered out as background noise.
The bigger issue is the cost... We spent a million dollars to stop a 20k drone... They can build them way faster than we can build ours.
I am aware that drones aren't missiles. I just used your comment to make a point that I found quite weird.