U.S. Army Short-Range Air Defense Force Structure and Selected Programs: Backgroundand Issues for Congress

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.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 23, 2020
Accession Number
AD1123228

Entities

People

  • Andrew Feickert

Organizations

  • Congressional Research Service

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Attack Helicopters
  • Combat Vehicles
  • Command And Control
  • Congress
  • Control Systems
  • Counter Rocket, Artillery, And Mortor
  • Defense Systems
  • Directed Energy Weapons
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Machine Guns
  • National Security
  • Rotary Wing Aircraft
  • Short Range Air Defense
  • Surface To Air Missiles
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Warfare
  • Warning Systems
  • Weapon Systems
  • Weapons Effects

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Military Science
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.