Homeland Security: Defending U.S. Airspace

Abstract

The September 11th attacks have drawn attention to U.S. air defense. Protecting U.S. airspace may require improvements in detecting enemy aircraft and cruise missiles, making decisions on how to address these threats, and intercepting them. A number of options exist in each of these areas, and they must be evaluated. The Department of Defense will likely consider a variety of issues in their evaluation, including expediency, cost, and minimizing conflicts with civilian air traffic. This report will be updated.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 12, 2003
Accession Number
ADA472834

Entities

People

  • Christopher Bolkcom

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Airborne Warning And Control System
  • Aircrafts
  • Command And Control
  • Cruise Missiles
  • Department Of Defense
  • Directed Energy Weapons
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Ground Based
  • Homeland Security
  • Military Aircraft
  • National Security
  • Security
  • United States
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Warning Systems

Readers

  • Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of Proposed Air Force Base Actions.
  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space