But… We currently have offensive ICBMs versus automated defensive weapons designed to shoot them down, and it’s the offensive side that has the upper hand. In

But… We currently have offensive ICBMs versus automated defensive weapons designed to shoot them down, and it’s the offensive side that has the upper hand. In my limited knowledge, shooting down an ICBM is hard because, among other things, you have to precisely hit a small, very fast-moving object, whereas the ICBM only needs to get into the general vicinity of its target location before exploding. Now, you’re talking about planes rather than missiles, but wouldn’t many of the same principles apply?