Congress has expressed interest in cruise missile defense for years. Cruise missiles (CMs) are essentially unmanned attack aircraft -- vehicles composed of an airframe, propulsion system, guidance system, and weapons payload. They may possess highly complex navigation and targeting systems and thus have the capability to sustain low, terrain-hugging flight paths as well as strike with great accuracy. CMs can be launched from numerous platforms -- air-, land-, or sea-based -- and they can be outfitted with either conventional weapons or weapons of mass destruction (WMD). The Department of Defense is pursuing several initiatives that seek to improve capabilities against an unpredictable cruise missile threat. These initiatives compete for funding and congressional attention. This report will be updated as events warrant.
Cruise Missile Defense
2004
7 pages
Report
No indication
English
Antimissile Defense Systems , Military Operations, Strategy, & Tactics , Radiofrequency Detection , Detection & Countermeasures , Antimissile defense systems , Interoperability , Operational effectiveness , Cruise missiles , Joint military activities , Integration , Department of defense , Guided missile detection , Theater missile defense , Homeland defense , Radar interception , Fire control radar , Identification systems , Guided missile tracking systems , Linkages , Interceptors , Threat evaluation , Cruise missile defense programs , Ballistic missile defense programs , Kill chain effectiveness , Joint surveillance , Joint tracking , Joint identification , Joint interception , Jtamdo(Joint theater air and missile defense organization) , Siap(Single integrated air picture) , Jciet(Joint combat identification evaluation team) , Ifc(Integrated fire control) , Affordability
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