The growing cruise and ballistic missile threat to U.S. Air Force bases in Europe has led Headquarters U.S. Air Forces Europe to reassess defensive options, including active ground-based systems that are currently assigned to the Army. The gap between the cruise missile threat and the U.S. joint forces capacity and capability to counter the threat is particularly worrisome. Constraints on resources and Army prioritization of mobile short-range air defenses for forward forces suggest that shortfalls in air base air defenses are likely to continue unless U.S. Department of Defense force planning and posture decisions give higher priority to these point defenses. This report presents a broad assessment of the threats, defense options, and constraints. The authors offer alternative courses of action for Air Force leadership and assess strengths and weaknesses of each. Although the U.S. Army has been assigned the mission, that mission is not a priority for the Army, as reflected by the lack of dedicated forces. The Air Force is increasingly interested in acquiring its own ground-based air defense but does not believe it has the authority to do so.
Air Base Defense: Rethinking Army and Air Force Roles and Functions
2020
161 pages
Report
No indication
English
Military Sciences , Army , Air force , Threats , Air force facilities , Europe , Antimissile defense systems , Missions , Case studies , Policies , Unmanned aerial systems , Military history , Vietnam war , Cold war , Military capabilities , Military strategy , Air base defense , Ground-based missile defenses , Roles , Coa (courses of action) , Amd (air and missile defense) , Authority
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