Distributed Defense : New Operational Concepts for Integrated Air and Missile Defense.
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- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781442280441
- 358.4145
- UG730 .K373 2017
Distributed Defense -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Acronyms -- Acknowledgments -- CHAPTER 1 | After Integration, What? -- New Operating Environment -- Multi-Domain Battle -- The Specter of Suppression -- Concepts for More Distributed Operations -- CHAPTER 2 | Shortcomings in the Current Force -- Stovepipes of Excellence -- Single Points of Failure -- Under-Focus on Non-Ballistic Threats -- High Cost, Low Capacity -- Sectored, Ground-Based Radar Coverage -- Long-Recognized Challenges -- CHAPTER 3 | New Operational Concepts for IAMD -- Network Centrism: Any Sensor, Best Shooter -- Element Dispersal: Redefine the Firing Unit -- Mixed Loads: Layered Defense in a Box -- Offense-Defense Launchers: Any Launcher, Any Mission -- Multi-Mission Shooters: Any Missile, Any Target -- Containerized Launchers: Any Launcher, Anywhere -- Passive Defense Shell Game: Some Full, Many Empty -- CHAPTER 4 | Toward More Distributed IAMD Operations -- About the Authors.
Despite the rising salience of missile threats, current air and missile defense forces are far too susceptible to suppression.
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