The MAGTF's Air Power and its Necessary Assets for Antiair Warfare

Abstract

The U.S. Marine Corps Antiair Warfare (MW) platforms and capabilities have evolved throughout the Cold War but there are skeptics who believe this mission solely resides with the U.S. Air Force. Procurement of high dollar items, such as the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), has raised concerns in the Marine Corps that allocation of funds could be better suited in other areas and not on increasing capabilities in platforms for a type of warfare rarely conducted. Antiair Warfare has been at the front of every war since World War II and its capabilities it brings to the MAGTF commander enables freedom of movement for his forces without interference from adversary air forces. As potential adversaries, such as the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA), increase their air power technologies and Anti-Access Area-Denial (A2D2) capabilities, the Marine Corps will need to increase its stealth capabilities within its air power and be able to detect adversary threats by using a well-integrated air defense system (IADS).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 29, 2015
Accession Number
AD1176002

Entities

People

  • Michael J. Pruden

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Aircrafts
  • Cold War
  • Defense Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • International Organizations
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Organizations
  • Second World War
  • United States
  • Uss Abraham Lincoln
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies