What is Point Defence designed to protect?

Point Defence is specifically designed to protect a limited area, typically focusing on defending critical assets or specific points from threats such as missiles, aircraft, or drones. This system employs various weapons and countermeasures to intercept and neutralize incoming threats before they can reach their target.

The emphasis is on providing a high level of protection for particular sites, such as military bases, naval vessels, or vital installations, rather than covering a wide area. In contrast, systems designed for broad area or strategic air defense focus on larger geographical regions or overarching strategies to counter aerial threats across extensive territory, which do not align with the more localized focus of Point Defence systems. Additionally, the self-defense aspect pertains to individual units or platforms acting on their own, rather than the collective focus of protecting a limited area.