Tackling Tomorrow's High Value Airborne Assets Anti-Access/Area-Denial Problem

Abstract

The United States Air Force (USAF) relies on its Command and Control and Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C2ISR) fleet to stand off from enemy threats and "see and hear" the battlespace to direct friendly forces to attack at a time and place of its choosing. However, today's adversaries have developed an Anti-Access/Area-Denial (A2/AD) bubble which renders the USAF C2ISR fleet virtually unusable in a contested environment. The creation of a Surface-to-Air Missile Defense platform focused on the fleet's active protection will ensure the USAF can effectively command and control future air and ground operations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 17, 2018
Accession Number
AD1179101

Entities

People

  • Eric Mehrtens

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Area Denial
  • Battlespace
  • Command And Control
  • Environment
  • Platforms
  • Reconnaissance
  • Surveillance
  • United States

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3