EQQUERA - Technological invention of an Artificial intelligence "AI" - driven “Air-based air defense system” (short-range air defense system) invented, designed, and patented for 21st-century UAVs, drones, and missile defense architecture - platforms and systems that can contribute to US and NATO next-generation electronic autonomous warfare - and enhance modern deterrence and defense strategies, including strategies against weapons of mass destruction (WMD)

The US Air Force School of Advanced Airpower Studies "1997-Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Weapons of Mass Destruction-A Lethal Combination ?"- JEFFREY N. RENEHAN, Major USAF - (hereinafter, refer to "The USAF Air Power Study.”) - (page 42, line32) stated: "The United States may one day face an enemy that has obtained the capability to employ WMD on UAVs in battle. It is prudent to do everything in our power to prevent this from happening” (page 42). Further, the United States President's Executive Order 12938 on November 14, 1994, declared a national emergency to address the danger of "proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and of the means of delivering such weapons".

In the 1980s, the post-Cold War era, UAVs and drones carrying WMD and delivery systems were a major global security concern for the G7 industrialized nations - the United States, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the U.K., and Canada. However, "WMD delivery systems often receive less attention than do the weapons themselves" (The USAF Air Power Study - page 1, para 3), and thereafter - until Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022.

WMD-carrying UAV and drone threats - and drone-on-drone warfare are no longer only directed at the United States and G7 nations; now, they have become major global security issues and concerns. The USAF Air Power Study stated; “there is great potential for the use of UAVs as delivery systems for WMD, particularly by developing nations and nonstate actors” - “There is no clear solution to this problem.” (Ref: The USAF Air Power Study Abstract page v).

Golden Dome missile defense architecture - a next-generation space-based missile shield

On January 27, 2025, U.S. President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order titled The Iron Dome for America, later renamed "Golden Dome for America." (Ref: Space Systems Command USSF). This missile-defense architecture also integrates unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and drone-defense components to neutralize small, low-cost unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and drone swarm attacks. This specialized air defense component provides a system architecture to address the long-overdue issues of drones carrying nuclear and other WMDs and delivering them.

Mother Hen and Parasite Chicks - Air-based air defense system

EQQUERA - Mother Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (Mother hen) - Scale Model

AUVSI 2013 - Washington, D.C., USA

Mother Hen and Parasite Chicks - Air-based air defense concept is invented and designed mainly to address gaps in existing close-range air defense systems between the Golden Dome space-based multi-layer missile defense system (an improvement of the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) “Star Wars”) and ground-based Iron Dome and other similar systems.

Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine transformed traditional warfare into the third revolution in modern warfare

On February 24, 2022, Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine transformed traditional warfare into a third revolution modern AI-driven UAVs and drone-on-drone electronic warfare - following the first revolution of gunpowder in the 16th and 17th centuries and the second revolution of the nuclear arms race in 1945, soon after the Second World War ended.

Russia's recent invasion of Ukraine became one of the deadliest conflicts in Europe since World War II. This invasion not only became the bloodiest but also fundamentally changed the world, including shifting traditional warfare into the third revolution in modern Artificial Intelligence (AI) driven unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and drone-on-drone autonomous electronic warfare.

This third revolution in modern warfare also transformed deterrence and extended deterrence strategies into a new phase, reshaping the strategic approach toward integrated multi-domain deterrence -over the next 73 years (2099) or perhaps forever - while bringing back the Soviet Union post-Cold War-era issues and concerns of UAVs and drones carrying WMD (nuclear, radiological, chemical, biological) and their delivery systems into the center of 21st-century modern warfare.

The US, NATO, and the EU are urgently preparing for a potential major conflict with Russia by or before 2030

In December 2024, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said it is time to shift to a wartime mindset and prepare for a wartime scenario (Credit: BBC News).

In June 2024, Rand Corp explained: "Countries in western and central Europe, as well as the United States and Canada, face a mounting threat of direct attack on their homelands" (Ref: and Credit: By James Black, Rand Corp). "NATO needs a ‘hellscape’ defense at ‘Replicator’ speed" (Ref:-Credit: Atlantic Council).

The United States and its allies and partners are facing a risk of military confrontation involving WMD

"The United States faces dynamic and evolving WMD threats. The risk of the United States or its Allies and partners facing a military confrontation that includes chemical, biological, radiological, and/or nuclear (CBRN) weapons has increased since 2014". (2023 Department of Defense Strategy for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction).(Ref:Executive Summery) - para 2, page vii)

Russia's ongoing nuclear threats and expanded UAVs and drone warfare

On July 12, 2023, the Russian President warned, "The latest NATO summit demonstrates that the Western and NATO military alliance has returned to 'Cold War' schemes, and Moscow is ready to respond to such threats by 'all means' necessary, including the use of a nuclear weapon against Europe and the West.

Moreover, on February 29, 2024, he assured in his annual State of the Nation address that if the West sent their troops to fight Ukraine, Moscow strike Western countries with nuclear weapons. (Ref:-Credit:VOA News) In response to these threats, NATO and its allies say Russia's nuclear rhetoric is dangerous, and if Russia uses nuclear weapons, NATO and allies will use their nuclear weapons against Russia.

On September 30, 2026 - “BRUSSELS — Russia has warned NATO that it would not hesitate to use nuclear weapons to defend Kaliningrad should any members of the military bloc try to cut off its western exclave from the rest of the country. (Ref: Credit: CTV News) The warning sent to NATO echoed statements issued by several Russian embassies in Europe this week.

Our mission of AI UAVs and drone warfare, and deterrence strategy began in 2009 (17 years ago) - well before Russia-Ukraine drone warfare started

Our mission began 17 years ago, in 2009, mainly focusing on a complex issue related to the post-Cold War era - the Soviet Union's nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction threats and the possibility of drone-on-drone warfare, including anti-drone systems to respond to drone-carrying WMDs and their delivery systems, which have not received much attention from the US and other G7 nations since the Cold War era.

Our mission entirely focuses on inventing, designing, and patenting mothership scenarios in which a mothership carrying a large number of UAVs and drones communicates with each other (AI-driven), launches and recovers them in mid-air - a “Mother hen and parasite chicks” Air-based air defense system.

EQQUERA deterrence and extended deterrence strategies that can contribute to US and NATO deterrence strategies

Deterrence and extended deterrence are traditionally developed at the state level and involve military alliances. However, individual and private-sector participation in deterrence strategies for governments to implement is not new. It has a long history - contributions from scientists, independent scholars, academics, and private researchers, including political and innovative thinkers.

A modern total defense strategy is a national security policy that combines military strength with civil preparedness to protect a nation against both conventional and hybrid threats. An effective modern total defense framework discourages adversaries by making them believe nuclear and other WMD attacks are more costly and harder to achieve an enemy's objectives. This strategy demonstrates the capacity to sustain and function under any form of pressure. This is one of the most effective deterrence strategies.

Recognizing the strength of the “Modern total defense strategy,” we developed civil preparedness for CBRNE warfare - known as the CBRNE Triangle Project. The project mainly focuses on: If deterrence fails and WMD crises occur, how to build an integrated, effective workforce and work environment for military, first responders, and other emergency responders so they can save themselves, save lives, and protect property through military-civil joint forces.

The commander of the US Air Force said, "Highly efficient public-private partnerships will be a key ingredient in providing successful sustainment outcomes and deterring adversaries in the future." ( Credit: Public-private partnerships key element to future success, Published Dec. 12, 2022)

In 2026, Russia and Ukraine are now focusing on mothership scenarios

“The technical evolution of these strikes has accelerated recently. In early 2026, the Ukrainian military recorded the first instances of "Gerbera" and "Molniya" drones serving as mother-ship platforms. Similar tactics involving long-range Shahed-type drones were documented in February.” (Ref:/Credit: United24media.com)

EQQUERA "Technological invention" - Mother Hen and Parasite Chicks, "Air-based air defense system", and the “THE-BEES” air maneuver warfare platform

Mother hen and parasite chicks family of systems-of-systems a short-range air defense architecture

The EQQUERA invention of a "Mother hen and parasite chicks - Air-based air defense system” (MHPC-ABADS) is a family of systems-of-systems architecture platform comprising a Mother UAV (Mother hen) carrying a fleet of sub-UAVs (chicks), each sub-UAV carrying a large number of mini-UAVs (Grand chicks), all capable of being launched and recovered in midair.

These sub-UAVs and mini-UAVs (drones) comprise a multi-function, multi-operational, multi-mission capabilities system architecture that enables them to surround the Mother UAV, communicate with each other, and operate as a single large family.

The EQQUERA “Air-based air defense system” (MHPC-ABADS) is designed with interoperable interlink integrated connectivity - communications and operations systems and platforms - with manned, unmanned systems, space-based satellite, and ground-based systems, and other operational platforms. Enabling the “Air-based air defense system“ to achieve air dominance for full-scale defensive and offensive operational missions. The system also provides an intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) mission capabilities edge - to build competitive air, land, sea, cyber, and space dominance.

The "THE-BEES" system architecture - an air maneuver warfare platform

The unique feature of the “THE-BEES” system is its integration and interlinking of space-based and ground-based systems architecture as well as manned and unmanned platforms across the air, sea, land, cyber, and space domains.

The “THE-BEES” system is a short-range “air-based air defense system” designed with a 360-degree air-maneuvering warfare architecture that can integrate, interlink, and communicate with each other - including space-based and ground-based systems - all of which combine into a unified satellite network architecture.

The “THE-BEES” system is designed as a “close-range air defense system,” specifically contributing to closing possible existing gaps in traditional shields such as the proposed US “Golden Dome” shield, Israel's “Iron Dome,”and other similar interceptors, including finding solutions to address close-range and low-flying threats that escape from traditional systems.

EQQUERA Artificial Intelligence (AI) warfare platform

The technological invention of an “Air-based air defense system” is further designed with an artificial intelligence (AI) driven concept, based on the 1950s birth of AI capabilities (Ref, credit: US Department of Energy, "The birth of Artificial Intelligence (AI) research"), along with the continuous development of machine-learning autonomy and improvements in robotic technologies. These improvements clearly show what next-generation warfare may look like, including the positive and negative aspects of AI strategies and possible solutions to overcome the challenges it poses.

EQQUERA Technological Invention – Air-based air defense system

The "Air-based air defense system” (MHPC-ABADS) specifically focuses on designing a short-range defensive and offensive air-based air defense system architecture that can contribute to intercepting and defeating threats that existing ground-based interceptors, such as “Iron Dome” interceptors, and the proposed space-based “Golden Dome” interceptors, cannot intercept or defend against high-volume or "super-swarms" attacks involving hundreds or thousands of UAVs and drones in close range.

Arctic aspects of EQQUERA's "short-range air-based air defense system" and how that system contributes to the modernization of Arctic defenses

The Arctic region serves as a primary front line and key buffer zone in the North Pole missile defense architecture. In 1957, the US and Canada created NORAD early warning and tracking systems to monitor and protect North American skies against Soviet approach aircraft and intercontinental ballistic missiles, including nuclear attacks crossing the North Pole. They built these warning radar systems in Alaska, Greenland, and the United Kingdom in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

The Arctic security framework has now changed significantly from the Cold War era

The Arctic security framework has shifted significantly from a Cold War bipolar system between two superpowers, the US and the Soviet Union, to a complex multipolar system that now includes China and other new regional actors. This new complex framework has also expanded nuclear and WMD threats in the Arctic, including artificial intelligence (AI) UAVs and drones carrying WMD and delivering them through the Arctic.

Capabilities between NORAD and SDI (nickname Star Wars), now referred to as GOLDEN Dome, and the influence of evolving technology for continental defense modernization

NORAD was created to monitor incoming threats in the sky by detecting and tracking aircraft, missiles, or space vehicles that might threaten North America, including scrambling fighter jets to intercept and threatening unauthorized aircraft.

The Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) was a proposed multi-layered missile defense system designed to intercept and destroy incoming nuclear-armed intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBs) before they could reach the United States or while traveling through outer space. The Golden Dome is an improvement on the SDI system, a multi-layer missile defense system intended to detect and destroy missiles before launch or during flight.

The Arctic region is a vital geographic focus of the EQQUERA Air-Based Air Defense System

We have carried out comprehensive research on the Arctic and the North Pole environment, as the Arctic region is a vital focus of EQQUERA's innovation of short-range air-based air defense systems. We participated in several conferences and trade shows to raise awareness of drones in the Arctic and their connectivity to satellite communications, both of which are critical for future military enhancements and geopolitical importance.

32nd International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering 2013 - Nantes, France

ASME ( The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, ASME ), 32nd International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, accepted Shelton De Silva’s technical paper titled "Knowledge of Arctic and EQQ Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Multiple Applications." He invented and patented UAVs and a drone-on-drones warfare platform - an “Air-based air defense system”. He is also the founder and President of EQQUERA Inc.

(Advanced Technology for Humanity) Article, AUVSI - Washington, D.C., U.S.A

IEEE Spectrum, the flagship magazine and website of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, recognized the EQQUERA Flatbed unmanned aerial vehicle as one of the most exciting concepts at the AUVSI 2013 event in Washington, D.C., USA (see more exhibitions and participations under About Us)

EQQUERA "technological invention" and international intellectual property rights

This "technological invention" is already protected by international intellectual property rights and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) patent rules, which provide maximum protection for the invention. The European Patent Office granted patent rights for the technological invention based on the International Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) application filed with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). We also validated the patent in numerous contracting states in which patent rights have already been granted. We also filed a second PCT application with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), incorporating significant improvements to the original patent; WIPO has already recognized Novelty, Utility, and non-obviousness, which are required for an invention to be granted a patent.

The US and Canadian Warfare Centers' Assessments

The US Department of War, the "Weapons Systems," and the Canadian Aerospace Warfare Centers evaluated the technological invention early in 2018, well before the Russia-Ukraine drone-on-drone war began, and it was well recognized.

(Note: the sensitive, secret, and vital characteristics of the invention, including technological features and operational systems, are not publicly available, neither in the patent disclosure nor on the website.)

WMD-carrying UAV and drone threats - and drone-on-drone warfare are no longer only directed at the United States and G7 nations; now, they have become major global security issues and concerns - with no clear solutions

The 1997 USAF Air Power Study stated: " - Weapons of mass destruction—nuclear, biological, and chemical—along with the systems that deliver them, pose a major threat to our security and that of our allies and other friendly nations. Thus, a key part of our strategy is to seek to stem the proliferation of such weapons and to develop an effective capability to deal with these threats. — President William J. Clinton, A National Security Strategy of Engagement and Enlargement." ("The USAF Air Power Study (page 1, para 1)"

The United States' former President Executive Order 12938 on November 14, 1994

In response to these extraordinary threats of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons) and their delivery systems, the United States former President Clinton issued an Executive Order 12938 on November 14, 1994, declaring a national emergency to address the danger of "proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and of the means of delivery systems for such weapons".

However, the US military studies show that the US and G7 nations have not given much attention to drone-carrying WMD weapons and drone-on-drone warfare until Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022.

In April 2023, Dr. Caitlin Lee, who leads the Center for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Autonomy Studies at the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies in Arlington, Virginia, said: "This is something we haven't seen before." "This is the first time we're seeing drone-on-drone conflict". (Ref: - Credit: Scientific American para 1-2)

Golden Dome missile defense architecture - a next-generation space-based missile shield

On January 27, 2025, U.S. President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order titled The Iron Dome for America, later renamed "Golden Dome for America." (Ref: Space Systems Command USSF). The Golden Dome program is an enhancement and extension of the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) program, nicknamed “Star Wars.” (Ref: The U.S. Department of State). SDI program is a proposed space-based missile defense system announced by U.S. President Ronald Reagan on March 23, 1983, during the Cold War.

The Golden Dome is a space-based, multi-layer missile defense system concept designed to detect and destroy next-generation ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles, as well as next-generation aerial attacks, before launch or during flight, including UAV and drone attacks from peer, near-peer, and rogue adversaries.

Military leaders and defense experts recognize that the “Golden Dome” concept may need further enhancement with a short-range air defense systems architecture that includes less costly, cheap small drones and interconnected interceptors to achieve full-force air domain capabilities. Most importantly, defensive solutions that will help to stop every incoming enemy weapon, including WMD weapons.

June 03, 2025, the top US Air Force Gen. David Allvin calls the Ukraine drone strikes a wake-up call for US and global air defense and “a wake-up moment” for militaries around the globe, both for defensive and offensive posture. Also said, "We need to pay more attention to that . "(Credit: DefenseNews) The General also said the future US air defense network must be able to counter small drones. "However, he said he believes the initial phase of Golden Dome development will not include closer-range defensive measures." (Ref. credit: Air&Space Force magazine).

European Drone Defence Initiative (EDDI)- known as the EU "drone wall,

French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz emphasized that drones are a temporary fix and that Europe needs robust military and strategic deterrence.

In 2025, the European Union initiated the development of a “Drone Wall” (initially introduced by Baltic nations, Poland, and Finland in 2023), officially named the European Drone Defense Initiative, consisting of hundreds of drones and a network of sensors, jammers, and interceptors to create a shield against drone threats. (Ref:European Parliamentary Research Service)

However, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz have continuously emphasized that using UAVs and drones to counter drone incursions is only a temporary fix. Europe cannot protect itself from Russian aggression by relying only on a "drone wall" or simple anti-drone technology; it needs robust military and strategic deterrence. Macron says Europe's proposed 'drone wall' is not 'totally feasible'.(Ref:/Credit AA)

Whoever leads in Artificial Intelligence (AI) will rule the world

In 2017, the Russian president predicted that future wars will be fought by drones, and "when one party's drones are destroyed by drones of another, it will have no other choice but to surrender." Also said, “Whoever leads in AI will rule the world” (Ref-Credit: Axios Media stated ).

Jan 22, 2026, Rand Corp. published “How Artificial Intelligence Could Reshape Four Essential Competitions in Future Warfare”

Aug. 28, 2025 - the US Defense Secretary calls for an Anti-Drone Task Force to stop a large-scale missile attack. Secretary said via a video message released to the public.

July 05, 2026 , RBC-Ukraine said: “How Ukrainian drones use AI and 'autopilot' to outsmart Russian jamming: - Using artificial intelligence, Ukrainian drones are learning to overcome Russian electronic warfare (EW) systems and penetrate enemy air defenses.”

The US and NATO said it is time to shift to a wartime mindset and prepare for a wartime scenario

Meanwhile, the U.S. is preparing to fight two multi-theater wars and developing two-front strategies to deter and defeat conflicts with Russia and China. (Ref: Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).

On July 18, 2024 - Canada Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan said "We are much more open now to both conventional threats and unconventional threats, all at the same time. So I think that Canadians need to understand that if we are not ready, we might not be able to react appropriately in defence of them," she said. "I say we have about five years to get us close enough to be ready to counter those long-range type of threats." "She added that Canada is actively working with NORAD and NATO to prepare for such threats".(Ref/credit: CBC News)

June 4, 2025, the Royal Canadian Air Force’s Director General, Brigadier-General Cook, says, "We need to be prepared for war by 2028-2030. " (Ref: /Credit: Space Q, James Careless). Maj.-Gen. Wade Rutland, commander of the new 1st Canadian Division, says “the threat environment has changed and the world is returning to large-scale combat operations like the ones in Ukraine, involving the deployment of hundreds of thousands of soldiers. (Ref:/Credit: City News, by Canadian Press Staff, The Canadian Press Posted September 10, 2026 )

The US, NATO, and EU are now increasingly and urgently pursuing public-private partnerships to support future military preparedness, readiness, deterrence, and defense strategies. These partnerships involve private-sector contributions and innovations that could help to address complex future military challenges.

More importantly, using private-sector innovations and findings directly contributes to enhancing the future military framework - strengthening national security - protecting against the most dangerous and complex drone, UAV, and missile threats - including finding a system-of-systems architecture that can contribute to countering nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction (WMD) challenges.

History of World War I and World War II: Technological Inventions and the Power of the Nation

The history of World War I and World War II warfare strategies demonstrated that the combination of technological inventions and intellectual property rights largely influenced post-war military doctrines and tactics for many generations, and also enriched the military power of the nations that invented, developed, and implemented such technology.(Ref: The National WWII Museum - The Scientific and Technological Advances of World War II

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