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Old torpedo nets offer a simple answer to modern drone boats

Physical barriers remain a practical harbor defense against explosive drone boats even if modern programs repackage the idea.

Question

Will successful drone-boat attacks bring back torpedo nets at harbor entrances?

Short answer

They are an obvious practical defense, although modern systems will probably be more elaborate and marketed under a new name.

Notes

A low-cost physical obstruction can stop a fast explosive boat without an elaborate weapon. A modern program might add sensors or electrical features and market the result under a new name. Its underlying function would still be that of a torpedo net, showing the continuity between older harbour defenses and present littoral threats.