“2025 defender” is a term used by the United States military to describe a set of defense capabilities that are expected to be operational by the year 2025. These capabilities are designed to counter evolving threats, such as cyber attacks, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and hypersonic missiles. The 2025 defender concept is based on the idea of a layered defense, with each layer providing a different level of protection. The outermost layer is designed to detect and defeat threats at a long range, while the innermost layer is designed to protect against threats that have penetrated the outer layers.
The 2025 defender concept is still in development, but some of the key technologies that are expected to be included are:
