U.S. Army Short-Range Air Defense Force Structure and Selected Programs: Backgroundand Issues for Congress
National Technical Information Service; 2020.
Non-conventional
in English
| National Technical Information Service | ID: grc-753490
ABSTRACT
The U.S. Army defines Short-Range Air Defense (SHORAD) as dedicated air defense artillery (ADA) and non-dedicated air defense capabilities that enable movement and maneuver by destroying, neutralizing or deterring low altitude air threats to defend critical fixed and semi-fixed assets and maneuver forces. SHORAD units were historically embedded in Army divisions, providing them with an organic capability to protect their critical assets against fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft. However, in the early 2000s, these ADA units were divested from the Army to meet force demands deemed more critical at that time.
COUNTER ROCKET, ARTILLERY, AND MORTOR; ROTARY WING AIRCRAFT; WARFARE; SURFACE TO AIR MISSILES; WEAPONS EFFECTS; AIR FORCE; CONGRESS; NATIONAL SECURITY; WARNING SYSTEMS; AIR DEFENSE; DEFENSE SYSTEMS; SHORT RANGE AIR DEFENSE; COMBAT VEHICLES; DIRECTED ENERGY WEAPONS; TEST AND EVALUATION; ATTACK HELICOPTERS; CONTROL SYSTEMS; COVID-19; DETECTORS; FIXED WING AIRCRAFT
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National Technical Information Service
Language:
English
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Non-conventional
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