The Need for Balance in Attack Aviation Employment Against Hybrid Threats

Abstract

Attack aviation should adopt a balanced approach to employment against hybrid threats. While the exact nature of future threats is uncertain, evidence points to the increasingly hybrid nature of potential threats in the current and future operational environment. Traditionally attack aviation has focused on either aerial support to ground forces in the close fight or deep attacks at operational depths of the battlefield. This singular focus in employment technique came at the expense of additional roles attack aviation plays on the battlefield. Given that hybrid threats are characterized by their ability to engage US forces across a spectrum of conflict from the material to cognitive in nature, attack aviation must posture its doctrine, training, and focus to seamlessly counter both conventional and unconventional threats.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 13, 2014
Accession Number
ADA611703

Entities

People

  • Joseph D. Swinney

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Airframes
  • Anti-Tank Missiles
  • Combat Areas
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Employment
  • Iraqi-War
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Organizations
  • Mobile Phones
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • Warfare
  • Weapons Effects

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Strategic Security Studies