Regionally Integrated Air and Missile Defense: The Future of Defense and Deterrence in the Middle East

Abstract

Regionally Integrated Air and Missile Defense between the United States and its Gulf Cooperation Council allies is a feasible and desirable. The United States in an attempt to bolster air and missile defense in the Middle East, is embarking on a Regionally Integrated Air and Missile Defense (RIAMD) system of systems. To describe this effort as anything but ambitious and complex would be oversimplifying the situation. Once fully realized RIAMD will produce a framework that synchronizes regional missile defense by linking existing national air operations centers. This linkage will enhance the overall decision making process and significantly improve interoperability including tactics and rules of engagement between the US and the GCC. Regionally Integrated Air and Missile Defense in the Middle East is the future of defense and deterrence in the region.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2010
Accession Number
AD1019563

Entities

People

  • Kevin M. Mullen

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Defense Systems
  • Early Warning Systems
  • Governments
  • Middle East
  • Nato
  • Regional Security
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Security
  • United States Central Command
  • Warfare
  • Warning Systems

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Missile Defense Systems.