INTRODUCTION
Force-projection operations doctrine reflects the shift towards stronger joint operations. Army operations have evolved into a variety of choices for a battlefield framework and a wider interservice arena, allowing for the increasing incidence of combined operations.
Army participation in air defense is no longer the sole responsibility of army air defense assets. Members of the combined arms team can use their organic firepower along with air defense assets to provide self-defense, suppress enemy air defenses, and provide maneuver force protection.
The table below outlines the Army's participation in air defense operations. It describes the assets of the combined arms team as well as the contributions of each member's organic weapons capabilities to air defense. Army units can use their organic firepower to destroy attacking aircraft and drive others away. Field Artillery, Infantry, Armor, and Aviation contribute to the air defense fight by engaging enemy aircraft in self-defense and by making attacks on enemy airfields and logistics assets that support their aviation units.
ARMY PARTICIPATION IN AIR DEFENSE
AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY: • THAAD System • Patriot System • SHORAD Systems: • • Avenger • • MANPAD System • • BSFV Linebacker FIELD ARTILLERY: • Missiles • Cannons • Rockets ARMY AVIATION: • Helicopters CHEMICAL: • Smoke Units OTHER COMBINED ARMS: • Organic Weapons SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES: • Skilled Soldiers |
Maneuver force protection High-value asset protection Counter-RISTA Attack critical air assets FARPs Transporter-erector-launchers SEAD Self-defense/AD on order Maneuver force protection SEAD Concealment Deception/denial Self-defense Attack critical air assets SEAD Provide surveillance, intelligence, and targeting Attack critical air assets |
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