The September 11th attacks drew attention to U.S. air defense, and the 9/11 Commission Report recommended that Congress regularly assess the ability of Northern Command to defend the United States against military threats. Protecting U.S. airspace may require improvements in detecting aircraft and cruise missiles, making quick operational decisions on how to address these threats, and intercepting them. A number of options exist in each of these areas, and they must be evaluated. The Department of Defense must consider a variety of issues in their evaluation, including expediency, cost, and minimizing conflicts with civilian aviation. This report will be updated.
Homeland Security: Defending U.S. Airspace
2005
7 pages
Report
No indication
English
Emergency Services & Planning , Antimissile Defense Systems , Antiaircraft Defense Systems , Common Carrier & Satellite , United states , Antimissile defense systems , Threats , Command and control systems , Defense planning , Homeland security , Antiaircraft defense systems , Fighter aircraft , Civil aviation , Drones , Radar intelligence , Iff systems , Surveillance , Air to air missiles , Surface to air missiles , Interception , Radar tracking , Cost estimates , Cruise missiles , Conus(Continental united states) , Cruise missile defense , Norad(North american air defense command) , Radar detection , Threat detection , Noble eagle operation , Cap(Combat air patrols) , Radar surveillance , Civil air patrol
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