Army Aviation Strike Force: A New Strategic Asset for the 21st Century

Abstract

This essay recommends the establishment of an Army Aviation Strike Force (ASF) consisting of a mobile airborne Command and Control platform, AH-64 Longbow Apaches, RAH-66 Comanche's, and tactical UAV's. The ASF will be a highly mobile, early entry unit designed for rapid strategic deployment worldwide. The capabilities of the ASF will include: joint and combined mobile C2, battlefield synchronization, precision attack, multi-target destruction, anti-armor/tank, stealth armed reconnaissance, unmanned aerial reconnaissance, counter-air, and tactical missile defense. The ASF is designed to provide the National Command Authority with a new joint and combined air mechanized decisive force capability. The Aviation Strike Force should be developed in conjunction with the Army's Force XXI program.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 12, 1998
Accession Number
ADA345790

Entities

People

  • Craig K. Madden

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Airborne Warning And Control System
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Attack Helicopters
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Control Systems
  • National Security
  • Radar
  • Rotary Wing Aircraft
  • Tilt Rotor Aircraft
  • United States
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Military Science
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - UAVs
  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control