This paper examines the counterair mission in 2025; what it is, what the threats are, and how we counter them. In the broadest sense, the counterair mission will not change in the next 30 years. The basic premise of air superiority, neutralizing or destroying an adversary's ability to control the skies, will remain intact. This paper examines the counterair mission by first performing an analysis of three different trajectories: (1) based on projections of current and programmed capability, (2) anything but inhabited aircraft, and (3) anything but aircraft at all performing the counterair mission solely with surface and space based systems. The results of this analysis provide a basis of comparison for each.


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    Title :

    Counterair: The Cutting Edge


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    1996


    Size :

    78 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English