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
2005
7 pages
Report
No indication
English
Antimissile Defense Systems , Air & Space-Launched Missiles , Surface Launched Missiles , Antimissile defense systems , Threats , Interoperability , Military capabilities , Joint military activities , Cruise missiles , Integration , Congress , Military budgets , Over the horizon targeting , Low altitude , Guided missile detection , Fire control radar , Guided missile tracking systems , Department of defense , Interception , Operational effectiveness , Unmanned , Costs , Identification , Cruise missile defense , Terrain hugging missiles , National defense authorization act , Cmd(Cruise missile defense) , Bmd(Ballistic missile defense programs) , Kill chain , Low altitude threats , Combat identification , Jtamdo(Joint theater air and missile defense organization) , Siap(Single integrated air picture) , Jciet(Joint combat identification evaluation team) , Ifc(Integrated fire control) , Missile defense coordination , Low-cost interceptors , Cheap cruise missiles
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