Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Anti-access/area denial
  • The range of AA/AD threats
  • Irregular adversaries
  • Hybrid adversaries
  • State adversaries
  • Key AA/AD capabilities
  • A joint approach to countering AA/AD threats
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations
  • Background
  • The range of AA/AD threats
  • Irregular adversaries
  • Anti-access threats
  • Area denial threats
  • Hybrid adversaries
  • State adversaries
  • Key threat capabilities
  • The rise of long-range precision strike systems
  • Ballistic missiles
  • Cruise missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles
  • Maritime anti-access capabilities
  • The proliferation of high quality air defenses
  • Medium-high altitude defenses
  • Low altitude air defenses
  • Long-range multiple rocket launchers and tactical missiles
  • Cyber threats
  • Chemical and biological weapons
  • Nuclear weapons--a very special case
  • A joint approach for countering AA/AD challenges
  • Overcoming military anti-access challenges
  • Anti-access challenges faced by the air force
  • How the army can help enable USAF operations
  • Army role in suppression of air defenses
  • Anti-access challenges to U.S. naval forces
  • Army support to naval forces
  • Options to reduce anti-access threats to the army
  • Mitigating the air defense threat
  • The long-range artillery threat
  • Cruise missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles
  • Combining ground maneuver with other joint capabilities
  • Increased use of unmanned systems
  • Conclusion.