AUSA Air & Missile Defense Hot Topic 2017

Army Races To Rebuild Short-Range Air Defense: New Lasers, Vehicles, Units

ARLINGTON: As Russia and other adversaries stock up on drones, rockets, and missiles, the US Army is building up defenses to shoot them down. But that Short-Range Air Defense force has been devastated by a decade of cuts. The service’s plan to revive SHORAD involves deploying to Europe about 50 more of its current Avenger […]

By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.

Air Warfare

Achilles Heel Of Army Air & Missile Defense: The Network

ARLINGTON: The Russians aren’t just deploying new treaty-breaking, nuclear-capable cruise missiles. They’re also fielding sophisticated cyber and electronic warfare systems that can hack or jam our defenses against such missiles. In fact, no military mission is more dependent on high-speed data networks than air and missile defense — but no military system is more vulnerable than those […]

By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.