Mission Planning Technology

Abstract

Some important aspects of mission planning are briefly outlined. More detailed discussions concern the missile's ability to avoid enemy air defenses and to resist point defense. Both the option of using low observables technology and the option of using terrain masking at low altitude are found to be viable techniques to avoid enemy air defenses. It is argued that it is useful for the missile to employ countermeasures, such as maneuvers, in the final kilometers. The new threats to missiles posed by GPS jamming and anti-sensor lasers are briefly outlined. A short discussion on the possibilities for mission planning opened up by the progress in information technology is included.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADP010951

Entities

People

  • Erik Berglund

Organizations

  • Swedish Defence Research Agency

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Aircrafts
  • Defense Systems
  • Detection
  • Directed Energy Weapons
  • Electronic Countermeasures
  • Electronic Warfare
  • High Power Microwaves
  • Information Systems
  • Jamming
  • Low Altitude
  • Navigation
  • Point Defense
  • Radar
  • Terrain Masking
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Weapons Effects

Readers

  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris