Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine transformed traditional warfare into modern UAV and drone warfare
On February 24, 2022, Russia's full-scale 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, shifting traditional warfare into the third revolution in modern warfare, and 21st-century modern deterrence for the next 74 years (2099), or perhaps forever. (Ref: "NATO 2099" project,a graphic novel, explores the future of the Alliance.)
The history clearly showed that the Soviet Union Cold War never ended - it just paused temporarily and continued beneath the ash even after the 1991 end of the Cold War. It was also clear that one day, Russia may bring back the post-Cold War era issue of UAVs and drone systems into future warfare, transforming traditional warfare into modern electronic warfare - including reshaping deterrence strategies for the next generation of the “post-post Cold War” era, multi-domain warfare.
The post-Cold War era projection of transformation of warfare has already been proven by ongoing wars between Russia and Ukraine, and the escalation of major conflicts in the Middle East, particularly the use of high-volume UAVs and drone techniques as a new strike mechanism to overwhelm the current air defenses.
The US Air Force study stated, “Identifying specific air defense systems that could protect the United States and its allies from attack by a UAV/WMD weapon system.”
In 1997, (Ref: the US Air Force Study stated that "Soon after the Cold War was over, the issue of UAVs and drones carrying weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and delivery systems was not the highest priority in the military, nor in G7 industrialized nations for many decades. Further stated: “The potential exists for the proliferation of both UAVs and WMD to become widespread and thus a major security concern. There is no clear solution to this problem." It also indicates that “WMD delivery systems often receive less attention than do the weapons themselves.”
The US Air Force studies also concluded that - "Identifying specific air defense systems that could protect the United States and its allies from attack by a UAV/WMD weapon system is beyond the scope of this study. However, what is important is that the threat that they pose is real, and the value of developing systems to defend against them should not be overlooked." (Ref: The US Air Force Air Power study page 33, line 41)
AUVSI 2013 Washington, D.C., USA
Our mission began in 2009 (16 years ago), focusing on finding solutions to the long-overdue global security issues and concerns of the 1980s post-Cold War era, UAVs and drones carrying nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction (WMD), chemical, biological, and radiological (CBRN), and UAVs and drone systems that deliver them. This issue was a significant concern during the post-Cold War era among the G7 nations and thereafter all other NATO members, but received little attention until Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022.
Our Technological invention is a new and improved “fourth layer of interceptor” concept, designed as an air-based air defense system that comprises a family of system-of-systems architecture warfare platforms. The system also comprises integrated autonomous and AI-driven systems that can interconnect with space-based and ground-based systems. The key objective of the invention is to find solutions to the 21st-century modern evolving threats - to deter and defend against the close-range missiles, UAVs, swarm drones, and robotic warfare, particularly defending against nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction (WMD), UAVs, and drone warfare.
The EQQUERA Air-based air defense system - a close-range defensive and offensive system architecture warfare platform
The EQQUERA "Air-based air defense system” is a family of systems-of-systems architecture platforms that comprises a Mother UAV (Mother hen) carrying a fleet of sub-UAVs (chicks), each sub-UAV carrying a large number of mini-UAVs (Grand chicks), launch and recover in midair. These sub-UAVs and mini-UAVs (drones) are equipped with multiple systems that enable them to surround the Mother UAV, communicate with each other, and operate as a single large family.
Integrated connectivity with the space-based and ground-based interceptors
The "system" also comprises integrated connectivity and communication capabilities with existing manned, unmanned systems, space-based, and ground-based systems and other operational platforms, enabling systems to dominate the airspace for full-scale defensive and offensive operations missions, including intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) missions capabilities that help to build an air, land, sea, cyber, and space dominance.
The "Technological Invention" is further designed with the AI concept, based on analyzing 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 demonstrate what future warfare will look like, the strategies needed to overcome the challenges it poses.
The US President Ronald Reagan's “Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) - nicknamed the Star Wars" program
On March 23, 1983, US President Ronald Reagan announced the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), nicknamed the “Star Wars " program, focusing on space-based interceptors to shield against the Soviet Union's intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) threats using space-based lasers and satellites. However, the program was officially ended in 1993 for several reasons, including the lack of technological advancement at the time, influenced by the end of the Cold War, and a shift in priority from a space-based "global" shield to theater ballistic missile defense (TMD) short to medium-range ballistic missiles.
Golden Dome:On January 27, 2025, US President Donald Trump issued Executive Order (EO) 14186, titled "The Iron Dome for America," later known as the Golden Dome, to develop a next-generation missile defense system that is intended to detect and destroy ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles before they launch or during their flight, including the next-generation aerial attacks such as drones from peer, near-peer, and rogue adversaries.
The Golden Dome system is expected to employ a constellation of thousands of satellites equipped with sensors and interceptors, along with an automated command-and-control system, all of which communicate and operate through advanced artificial intelligence capabilities.
The Iron Dome and David’s slings are both combat-proven air and missile defense systems designed to intercept tactical ballistic missiles, short- to medium-range rockets, and cruise missiles and drones by detecting and destroying them in midair. These systems are designed to track threats and engage control systems to analyze and calculate destruction points, and destroy them in mid-air.
The Goldern Dome and Iron Dome systems: The invention is specifically focus on building a close-range defensive and offensive system architecture interceptor platform that the system can intercept and defeat threats that existing ground-based interceptors and the proposed space-based interceptors, the "Golden Dome," not intercept or defend against high-volume or "super-swarms" attacks involving hundreds or thousands of UAVs and drones. Also threats are penetrating from the “Golden dome’ and other systems similar to “Iron Dome” interceptors.
New European Drone Wall Concept - January 2026
On January 22, 2026, the European Parliament adopted a resolution, officially treating unmanned systems as central components of modern warfare, known as the European Drone Defense Initiative, the European Drone Wall. (Ref: Eastern Flank Watch and European Drone Wall - European Parliamentary Research Service). The European Drone Wall concept is a new system initiated by the European Union and NATO nations to build an integrated network of radars, electronic jammers, and interceptors to combat drone swarms.
The system includes low-altitude radars, AI-powered identification systems, and drone interceptors, none of which are designed for deterrence. “True deterrence requires broader military strength, as discussed in this RAND commentary, rather than just focusing on the drone wall." In Europe, “the Problem Is Deterrence, Not Drones”. (Ref: Rand Corp.) "The Impossible Wall: Exposing Holes in European Strategy Against a Russian Drone Swarm.(Ref: NATO Association Canada)
At the same time, the EU “Drone Wall” initiative also requires a close-range air defense system that can be integrated into modern deterrence strategies to protect from WMD drone warfare .
IEEA - Article Best concept 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.
ASME 2013 32nd International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASME - technical paper, "Knowledge of Arctic and EQQ Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Multiple Applications."
The U.S. Army Gen. Richard Clarke, head of U.S. Special Operations Command speaks the 2022 Aspen Security Forum said; “First, as we think about this problem, I’ve been in the Army for 38 years, and in my entire time in the Army on battlefields in Iraq, in Afghanistan, Syria, I never had to look up,” Gen. Clarke said by way of introducing the threat posed by unmanned aircraft. “I never had to look up because the U.S. always maintained air superiority and our forces were protected because we had air cover. But now with everything from quadcopters – they’re very small – up to very large unmanned aerial vehicles [UAV], we won’t always have that luxury.” (Ref: TWZ news letter)
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 . "(Ref: 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: Air&Space Force magazine).
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 other contracting states. A second PCT application has also been filed with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), incorporating new improvements to the original patent. (Note: the sensitive, secret, and vital characteristics of the invention, including technological features, are not publicly available, neither in the patent disclosure nor on the website.)
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
The US Department of War (DOW), previously known as the Department of Defense (DoD), the "Weapons Systems," and the Canadian Aerospace Warfare Centers all evaluated the invention during the early stages, and it was well received. We are now entering a new phase, with a significantly improved system-of-systems architecture warfare strategies platform that is critically needed for ongoing national and global security, as well as for future military readiness for the "third revolution in warfare" in 2030 and beyond.
Preparing for a wartime scenario: In the 1980s, during the post-Cold War era, industrialized nations recognized that the future warfare would be significantly more complex and lethal than World Wars I and II. Also, the use of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) weapons was highly possible.
Recognizing the dangers of these catastrophic events, we also developed an emergency preparedness and response plan in 2008. This plan focused specifically on building a safe and workable environment for law enforcement, emergency responders, military personnel, and healthcare workers to protect themselves, enabling them to save public lives. The Project is known as the "CBRNE Traigle Project".
The main focus of this "Project" is to build a "joint force" with law enforcement, other emergency responders, medical, and military personnel, and health care workers, to coordinate and work together in the event of a CBRNE catastrophe, to save themselves and save public lives.
We first introduced the "CBRN Triangle Project" to law enforcement personnel during the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics in Canada. This distinctive identification system is now part of the safety equipment program for first responders and other emergency response personnel.
The project received government agency approvals (WorkSafeBC) following two public hearings. And also, this identification system was subsequently amended into the Canada Occupational Health and Safety Act, which stated, "distinguishing emergency medical assistant or in any other capacity, as well as law enforcement, defined in the Police Act." ( WorkSafeBC 8.24 High visibility apparel Act. Subsection (3) (b) (i, ii, iii) and (c).)