Defending a ship against drones and missiles together

How should warships respond when drones join missiles and hypersonic weapons in a layered attack?

Ships need electronic warfare, radar, lasers, rapid-fire guns, and suitable munitions together, while distance from shore and the survival of enemy satellite links shape how many drones can reach them.

A realistic attack can combine drones, conventional missiles, and hypersonic weapons at the same time. Electronic countermeasures, powerful radar, lasers, and rapid-fire guns provide different defensive layers, but navies must pay to install and integrate them. Operating hundreds of miles offshore limits small drones through range and makes targeting depend on communications and surveillance systems that may fail in a major war. A 76 mm gun with air-burst ammunition can throw a fragmentation cloud across a swarm. Drones lose some of their cost advantage as designers add the range, shielding, and survivability needed to penetrate those defences.